Apple Announces iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini With Smaller Notch, Repositioned Rear Cameras, and More

[Velli]

Two interesting tidbits about the A15 CPU:

The GPU is now differentiated between normal and Pro, 4 vs 5 cores. Could this be binning, or do they actually manufacture two versions? Wonder what the Mac version will have.

Also, they compared speed only to competition, not to A14. I would expect this to mean it does not have impressive gain over A14 in pure speed. It could have big improvement in power per watt though, given the increased battery life. Again, wonder what this means for the Mac version, where the heat is already a non-issue. Perhaps the M2 will be more diversified from A15, compared to A14/M1?

 

[nburwell]

Disappointed with NO PURPLE.

I wouldn't be surprised if they release a purple variation later. Especially since the iPhone 12 purple wasn't released that long ago.

 

[Zdigital2015]

😆

At least we can stop hearing complaints about no 120 Hz.

Truly the best comment of the day. One more year of people whining about it was doing my ears in.

 

[macintofu]

I CANNOT believe they got rid of the dark blue color!!!!!!! WTFFFFFF. This alone will prevent me from getting the 13. I was hoping the Pro was gonna be dark blue but it’s even lighter?! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Yeah this is the most disappointing thing for me too lol

 

[MacCheetah3]

Public service reminder for those who want to compare the three new iPhone models and/or the new models and their current iPhone:

iPhone - Compare Models

Compare features and technical specifications for iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone SE, and many more.

www.apple.com

 

[xpxp2002]

Truly the best comment of the day. One more year of people whining about it was doing my ears in.

Honestly it isn't as bad as the people whining about battery life. Every thread anymore is just filled with battery life complaints on every model. I'm convinced these people must be jumpstarting cars or powering drones off of their phones to have this much to complain about battery life.

I have a 12 mini for Pete's sake, and the battery life is just fine. I can't imagine on God's green earth how a 12 Pro Max needs a bigger battery.

 

[xxray]

Looks like Apple added HDR to 4K 60fps. Used to be only 30fps for HDR + 4K iirc.

 

[vipergts2207]

I seriously can't believe it's not selling well but in some ways makes sense. I don't have data but I would suspect women tend to get bigger phones so that least half the population and apparently a lot of guys don't either.

I'm probably upgrading this year because of the mini going away. Just weird how things switch...small phones use to be the status symbol and now it's these phones resembling a iPad Mini. I would need a purse or fanny pack to carry it.

I got a 12 mini last year and if rumors continue to point to the mini being discontinued, I'll probably be purchasing a 13 mini in about 10 months to hold me over for a few years.

 

[lordofthereef]

Glad they kept the mini in the lineup. My wife got a 12 mini last year and I really do like its size. I am definitely not due for an upgrade until next year (I take advantage of the "free with tradein deals" these day), but am hoping they keep the mini form factor as an option then too.

I used to love the larger phones for things like maps, but both of our vehicles have carplay now, so that is less of a necessity than it ever was before. The only thing that still pushes me towards the larger devices now is the camera quality, but the price difference is large enough that it pushes them off the table anyway.

 

[svish]

Is Starlight just white/silver basically? I wish we had real photos, not just promo photos.

Look like it. Seems white

 

[MacCheetah3]

Honestly it isn't as bad as the people whining about battery life. Every thread anymore is just filled with battery life complaints on every model. I'm convinced these people must be jumpstarting cars or powering drones off of their phones to have this much to complain about battery life.

I have a 12 mini for Pete's sake, and the battery life is just fine. I can't imagine on God's green earth how a 12 Pro Max needs a bigger battery.

Y-e-a-h. Just like there’s always a new fad, there’s always the next big complaint.

I guess, for those who check several social networks every 30-seconds, operating times probably are dismal.

 

[svish]

The usual 'S' update. Minor update. Bigger battery is good. Glad that base storage is now doubled. Not happy with the colours. Since the iPhone 11, it has been pastel colours. Was wishing for XR like colours. The pink is so light.

 

[jayducharme]

LMAO. What the hell. Camera in a different position! A complete redesign.

I'm grateful for that little change. The bottom camera is the one that's most used, and because of its position I found my finger accidentally getting in the picture a lot. With the repositioning, that won't happen anymore.

 

[macintofu]

I'm shocked that the iPad "touch ID in the power button" wasn't added to the iPhones as well -- at least for the Pro's. It just seemed so obvious.

 

[MacCheetah3]

This is a very welcomed surprise...

• 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range
• Digital zoom up to 15x

iPhone

Designed for Apple Intelligence. Discover the iPhone 16e along with iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPhone 15.

www.apple.com

 

[goodcow]

I'm guess I'm finally upgrading from my iPhone SE (1st gen.), but I'm still really annoyed there's no Touch ID. I don't want Face ID.

 

[xxray]

Interesting that Apple is starting to differentiate between non-Pro and Pro models with GPU cores.

 

[macintofu]

I'm guess I'm finally upgrading from my iPhone SE (1st gen.), but I'm still really annoyed there's no Touch ID. I don't want Face ID.

I'll just keep punching in my numeric code.....

 

[ilikewhey]

smaller notch hopefully means i can see the battery % again. so far i'm liking this. might actually upgrade.

 

[MacAlien]

No BT 5.2, nor support for more than one hearing devices in accessibility menu yet as found in Samsung ASHA protocol. Also, the supposed things they were talking about for hearing impaired folks and such still nowhere to be found. I’ll stick with my 12 Pro Max.

 

[xpxp2002]

No BT 5.2, nor support for more than one hearing devices in accessibility menu yet as found in Samsung ASHA protocol. Also, the supposed things they were talking about for hearing impaired folks and such still nowhere to be found. I’ll stick with my 12 Pro Max.

There's BT 5.2 now? I was surprised to see that they're not even supporting BT 5.1.

Also no Wi-Fi 6E... I was very disappointed to see that.

 

[DontSweatIt]

On apple.com you see

 

[DontSweatIt]

Look video playback streamed 20 hours vs 11 hours what. On the either hand who's ready for the yellow tint!!!!!

 

[spartan1967]

C U this time next year 13 mini. 128 GB is more than enough storage space with the cloud.

Edit: If there is no green tint issue.

 

[fathergll]

I got a 12 mini last year and if rumors continue to point to the mini being discontinued, I'll probably be purchasing a 13 mini in about 10 months to hold me over for a few years.

I wasn't even going to upgrade but wondering if everyone grabs the mini now Apple changes their mind lol ....ehhh probably not.