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IT House News on September 15 At today’s Apple press conference, Apple officially launched a new iPhone 13 series models. Let’s take a look at this year’s iPhone lineup!
iPhone 13 mini & iPhone 13
Let me talk about the price that everyone is most concerned about. The iPhone 13 mini starts at 5199 yuan; the iPhone 13 starts at 5999 yuan. The main difference between the two is the size. The whole series starts at 128G, and the 512GB version is added. There is no increase in the price. Pre-orders will be accepted on Friday, September 17, and shipments will begin on Friday, September 24.
This series of models adopts a stylish flat-fit design, adds Apple’s unique ceramic protective layer, supports IP68 waterproof, the lens is arranged diagonally, and brings five new colors: pink, blue, midnight, starlight Color (above), red.
Of course, the biggest change in appearance is the bangs. The TrueDepth camera of the Apple iPhone 13 series has been redesigned to reduce the space by 20%.
In addition, the iPhone 13 series adopts a new design inside, which realizes a variety of new functions and brings a larger battery.
IT Home learned that Apple’s iPhone 13 and 13 mini use Super Retina XDR OLED screens with a 28% increase in brightness, reaching 800 nits and 1200 nits peak brightness, and support Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG, etc.
Apple iPhone 13 series and iPad mini 6 are equipped with a new A15 bionic processor, TSMC’s 5nm process, integrated nearly 15 billion transistors, a new 6-core design (2 large cores + 4 small cores) and a 4-core GPU+16 Nuclear neural engine, graphics processing speed is 30% faster than that of friends, and CPU is 50% stronger, “it is the fastest of all smart phones”.
The A15 bionic chip brings a faster neural engine, a new image signal processor (ISP), and a great leap forward in computational photography, while still supporting multi-frame image processing technology.
After talking about the processor, let’s take a look at the camera. Apple’s iPhone 13 series uses a brand-new “powerful camera”, next-generation ISP, and “the most advanced dual-camera system”.
It is reported that the iPhone13 and iPhone13 mini adopt the rear dual 12 million dual camera specifications, the main camera is 12 million pixels, 1.7um, 1/1.7 inches, f/1.6 aperture, and the light intake is increased by 47%.
The ultra-wide-angle lens (5P) of the iPhone 13 is 12 million pixels and has a wide field of view of 120°. In addition, the exclusive displacement anti-shake function of the top version of Pro Max last year has been directly popularized in the entire iPhone 13 series this year.
In addition to photography, the new generation of iPhone video performance is also quite good. The iPhone 13 series brings new video functions, such as movie video mode. In addition to blurring video shooting, it can also achieve smooth blurring zoom during video shooting; a new movie effect mode with front and rear depth of field switching is added. , The subject of the picture can be predicted through AI, and the focus of the picture can be switched intelligently when entering the picture or turning the head. Of course, it also supports manual locking of the focus subject, and supports real-time Dolby Vision shooting.
In terms of network, the new generation of iPhone supports a stronger 5G network. In particular, the iPhone 13 series has further innovated through custom antennas and radio components to support more frequency bands. Coupled with Qualcomm’s latest baseband, I believe that the new iPhone’s network performance will be better. Certainly improve.
In terms of battery life, compared to the previous generation, the battery life of the iPhone 13 has increased by 2.5 hours, and the mini has increased by 1.5 hours. It also supports smart data switching mode, which can be switched to 4G when there is no 5G to improve battery life. However, fast charging is still 20W, which is a pity.
In terms of environmental protection, iPhone 13 is designed to minimize the impact on the environment, including the use of antennas made from recycled plastic bottles (the industry’s first), and it is also used in MagSafe magnets, motherboard soldering materials, battery cells, motherboard plating and front 100% recycled metal is used in the wires of the camera and the rear camera.
In other respects, the new iPhone ecology still focuses on MagSafe. Apple provides new colors of leather, silicone and transparent protective shells for the iPhone 13, and it also supports the new MagSafe wallet supported by Find My.
Official summary:
iPhone 13 Pro & iPhone 13 Pro Max
Price: iPhone 13 Pro starts at 7999 yuan, Pro Max starts at 8999 yuan, with a new 1TB model. There are no more differences between the two except for the size.
The iPhone 13 Pro series uses customized wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials, available in four colors: graphite, gold, silver and new mountain blue.
Same as the iPhone 13 series, the 13 Pro series has a 20% smaller bang area and a ceramic protective layer on the front. It claims to be “stronger than any smartphone glass”. The back uses a new three-camera design. It also supports IP68 waterproof and dustproof. Redesign.
The main difference in performance is that the A15 bionic chip on this series of models is a 5-core GPU, so the graphics performance is stronger, whether it is a CPU or a GPU, it can achieve 50% faster speed than other vendors.
The biggest upgrade of the Apple iPhone 13 Pro series is the support of high refresh rate, which supports 10-120Hz ProMotion dynamic refresh rate function, which can achieve stronger game performance and daily experience.
In the imaging part, Apple called it “the biggest advancement ever.” The new machine uses a 77mm telephoto lens (6P), supplemented by ultra-wide-angle and wide-angle lenses, which can provide up to 6x optical zoom performance and support macro photography mode. Take close-ups of the nearest 2 cm. All models support night photography mode and 4K recording up to 60 fps (the 128GB version only supports 1080p recording).
Simply put, the iPhone 13 Pro’s main camera (7P) uses f/1.5 aperture, has a pixel size of 1.9μm (the largest sensor in the history of the iPhone), and the amount of light has even increased by 2.2 times; the ultra-wide-angle lens (6P) It is f/1.8, the amount of light has increased by 92%, it supports autofocus, and 2cm super macro; the telephoto end is upgraded to 77mm, which supports 6x optical zoom, slightly better than the 5x of the 12 series.
It is worth mentioning that ProRes video for iOS 15 will be launched later this year, which will bring high-fidelity and more efficient encoding. ProRes can be used to record videos up to 4K and 30fps directly in the camera application.
Apple said that the iPhone is the only smartphone in the world that provides an end-to-end workflow. Only the iPhone can record, edit, and share through Dolby Vision or ProRes.
In terms of battery life, the iPhone 13 Pro will provide more than 1.5 hours of battery life longer than the iPhone 12 Pro, while the battery life of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is about 2.5 hours longer than that of the 12 Pro Max. It is still a 20W fast charge, and it takes 5 more minutes to charge. To 50%.
It is worth mentioning that although the screen size of the new iPhone is the same as the previous generation, the thickness and weight of the body have increased to a certain extent.
In general, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max bring a complete A15 bionic chip, achieving the largest upgrade of the iPhone imaging system, including 5G support with more frequency bands, a new 1TB storage version, and a ceramic front cover , ProRes is provided for the first time, and dual eSIM is supported for the first time.
From now on, Apple’s new iPhone lineup will include five major product lines: SE, 11, 12, 13 and 13 Pro.
This series of models is not yet available on platforms such as JD.com. All friends can now view it through Apple’s official online store in China.