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

Apple today announced the iPhone 13 mini and ‌iPhone‌ 13, both featuring a smaller notch, repositioned rear-cameras, improved performance, and more while maintaining the same 6.1-inch and 5.4-inch sizes of their respective ‌iPhone‌ 12 predecessors.

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The new ‌iPhone‌ 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 13 mini, as rumored, includes a smaller notch allowing for more display area. In specific, Apple said that the notch is 20% smaller. Staying on the front, the new Super Retina XDR display is 28% brighter with 1200 nits peak brightness.

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Inside, the ‌iPhone‌ 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 13 mini are powered with the brand new A15 Bionic chip. Built on the 5nm process, the A15 Bionic chip features a 6-core CPU with two high-performance and four high-efficiency cores. Embedded into the A15 Bionic chip is a new 16-core Neural Engine, capable of 15.8 trillion operations per second.

On the back, the ‌iPhone‌ 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 13 mini include a new and more advanced dual-camera system. The wide 12MP sensor allows for 47% more light, a 26mm focal length, and on the Ultra Wide camera, the new iPhones include sensor-shift technology from the "Pro" iPhones.

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With video, Apple is introducing "Cinematic mode," which uses the power of A15 to automatically blur the background during a video, allowing the subject to stay in focus. During filming, users can tap on different subjects to shift focus.

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Carrying over from the ‌iPhone‌ 12, the ‌iPhone‌ 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 13 mini features Ceramic Shield, IP68 water resistance, and five new colors, including pink, blue, midnight, starlight, and red. The ‌iPhone‌ 13 mini starts at $699 with 128GB of base storage, up from the previous 64GB. The ‌iPhone‌ 13 starts at $799, and both will be available for pre-orders on Friday, September 17, and will begin shipping on September 24.

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dukebound85 Avatar
47 months ago
stop talking about "privacy"

You burnt that bridge apple
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dukebound85 Avatar
47 months ago
DIAGONAL CAMERAS!!!!!!!

killer feature!!!

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47 months ago
Lol at Apple talking about privacy
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47 months ago
Glad they kept the mini. Best phone I've ever had when it comes to form factor but unless they swap out the pointless wide angel for zoom and give it better battery I'll be going back to the pro.
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47 months ago
LMAO. What the hell. Camera in a different position! A complete redesign.
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47 months ago
The worst Apple Event in years!
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