No one is joking when they say the Iphone 13 launch has been the most hyped up event of the year. Less than an hour before its official release, rumors are circulating all over Twitter about the main selling point of this phone: its ability to take pictures in absolute darkness.
The 12-megapixel camera reportedly uses a new technology that allows it to see every single photon that bounces off its surroundings, resulting in extremely crisp images with vivid contrast even after adjusting for brightness levels. The effect is augmented by multiple separate LED flashes on both sides of the phone which can be activated using gestures . It’s important to note that these lights are not being used as flash or flashlight but instead augmenting what little there already is.
“This is the next generation of cameras here. This is more like night vision basically,” said Dave Wagener, VP at Apple .
Apple has also revolutionized how we take selfies by releasing an infrared camera on the front of the phone which works by identifying where your eyes are and using that to give you “the most accurate portrait lighting” possible. This feature can be turned off if desired, but with multiple onboard sensors working together, there’s less chance of a flash causing red eye or making someone look gray.
| Phone | Model | Iphone 13 Pro Max | Iphone 12 Pro Max | Iphone 11 Pro Max |
| LAUNCH | Announced | Exp. announcement 2021, September 14 | 2020, October 13 | 2019, September 10 |
| Status | Rumored. Exp. release 2021, September | Available. Released 2020, November 13 | Available. Released 2019, September 20 | |
| BODY | Dimensions | – | 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) | 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | – | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) | |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) – for China | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) – for China | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) – for China | |
| IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) | ||
| Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | ||
| DISPLAY | Type | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak) | Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) | Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.3 cm2 | 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~457 ppi density) | 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) | 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) | |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Always-on display | Wide color gamut | Wide color gamut | ||
| Wide color gamut | True-tone | True-tone | ||
| True-tone | ||||
| PLATFORM | OS | iOS 15 | iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.7 | iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 14.7 |
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) | Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) | |
| CPU | Hexa-core | Hexa-core (2×3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4×1.8 GHz Icestorm) | Hexa-core (2×2.65 GHz Lightning + 4×1.8 GHz Thunder) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No | No | No |
| Internal | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM | |
| NVMe | NVMe | NVMe | ||
| MAIN CAMERA | Modules | 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) | 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) | 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS |
| 12 MP, f/2.0, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom | 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom | 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom | ||
| 12 MP, f/1.8, 120, 13mm (ultrawide), AF | 12 MP, f/2.4, 120, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6″ | 12 MP, f/2.4, 120, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6″ | ||
| TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) | TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) | |||
| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10 bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10 bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Modules | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″ | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″ | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″ |
| SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | ||
| Features | HDR | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No | No | |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Infrared port | No | No | No | |
| Radio | No | No | No | |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | Lightning, USB 2.0 | Lightning, USB 2.0 | |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Siri natural language commands and dictation | Siri natural language commands and dictation | Siri natural language commands and dictation | ||
| Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | ||
| Satellite emergency calls | ||||
| BATTERY | Type | Li-Ion 4352 mAh, non-removable | Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable (14.13 Wh) | Li-Ion 3969 mAh, non-removable (15.04 Wh) |
| Charging | Fast charging 25W | Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) | Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) | |
| USB Power Delivery 2.0 | USB Power Delivery 2.0 | USB Power Delivery 2.0 | ||
| Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 15W | Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 15W | Qi wireless charging | ||
| Stand-by | Up to 20 h (multimedia) | Up to 20 h (multimedia) | ||
| Talk time | ||||
| Music play | Up to 80 h | Up to 80 h | ||
| MISC | ||||
| Colors | Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue; other unspecified colors | Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue | Matte Space Gray, Matte Silver, Matte Gold, Matte Midnight Green | |
| SAR | 1.16 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) | |||
| SAR EU | 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) | 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) | ||
| Models | A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4 | A2218, A2161, A2220, iPhone12.5 | ||
| Price | $ 1,099.00 / € 1,151.14 / £ 929.00 / 궧 115,900 | $ 684.28 / € 1,149.00 / £ 496.36 | ||
| TESTS | Performance | AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) | AnTuTu: 459713 (v7), 536883 (v8) | |
| GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) | GeekBench: 13870 (v4.4), 3503 (v5.1) | |||
| GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | GFXBench: 57fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | |||
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) | ||
| Camera | Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO | |||
| Loudspeaker | -23.8 LUFS (Very good) | -25.6 LUFS (Very good) | ||
| Audio quality | Noise -94.3dB / Crosstalk -81.5dB | |||
| Battery life | 95h endurance rating | 102h endurance rating | ||
