Apple has launched four new models in the iPhone 13 lineup as well as other products at its California Streaming event. There were significant updates in the iPad segment with a new entry-level model and a 5G enabled iPad mini, which also got a design upgrade. The new Apple Watch Series 7 has some design tweaks, but won’t be available before later this year. The phones will be available for pre-order in India on September 17 with sales starting September 24.
iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max will be available in four configurations.
Apple at its ‘California Streaming’ event on Tuesday launched the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, its next-generation top-of-the-line iPhones for 2021 and beyond. Both iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max come with ‘sizeable’ hardware upgrades over their predecessors including a faster A15 Bionic system-on-chip and 120Hz ProMotion display, a more capable camera system that’s fine-tuned for ‘advanced’ video recording and improved all-day battery life. Apple has also shrunk the notch and added support for more 5G bands than ever before. Though the latter may not be all that useful if you’re in India at this point in time.
iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max specs and features
Apple has also improved the battery life of the iPhone 13 series. The iPhone 13 will have 2.5 hours more battery life compared to iPhone 12. The iPhone 12 mini — one of the big complaints was battery — also gets improved battery life. Apple says that it will offer 1.5 hours more battery life compared to iPhone 12.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini will come in five colors The two iPhones come in 6.1-inch and 5.4-inch displays featuring Ceramic Shield on the front.
The improved Super Retina XDR OLED displays deliver a contrast ratio for true blacks and a 28 percent increase in max outdoor brightness at 800 nits, with higher peak brightness for HDR content like photos and videos at 1200 nits, all while being more power-efficient.
The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini have a new wide-angle camera, which captures 47 percent more light for less noise and brighter results. It has 1.7um sensor pixels and an f/1.6 aperture, plus sensor-shift optical stabilization from the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Night Mode works quicker and captures sharper shots. The 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera has an f/2.4 aperture. The new Cinematic video mode supports rack focus, to shift focus between subjects even when moving. Transitions happen automatically in real-time from one subject to another when a subject enters the frame or gazes away. Apple says it studied creative choices that directors of photography make to guide users’ attention.
The iPhone 13 Pro models have a new 77mm telephoto camera with 3X optical zoom, an ultra-wide camera that can now take macro shots at up to 2cm from a subject, and a primary wide camera with an f/1.5 aperture and 1.9um sensor pixels. It is said to capture more light, for less noise, faster shutters, and longer brackets when using a tripod. All cameras including the telephoto one now work with Night Mode, because of computational photography.
New Photographic Styles let users influence the on-device image rendering pipeline with their own individual preferences in real-time using presets and adjusting Tone and Warmth sliders. This works across scenes and subject types and doesn’t need to be set every time.
