The iPhone 13 Pro was officially announced on September 14 and released on September 24, 2021. The smartphone comes with few upgrades to its predecessor, the iPhone 12 Pro.
Except for a smaller battery and display, the iPhone 13 Pro has the same hardware as the iPhone 13 Pro Max. You have sensor-shift stabilization for the primary camera, and you can snap macro images for the first time. Optical zoom is also available up to 3X.
Apple has released two new camera features: Cinematic Mode and Photographic Styles. Aside from that, the new A15 Bionic chipset performs admirably. Storage capacity can be increased to 1TB, albeit the most costly form is prohibitively expensive.
The 120Hz ProMotion display is a significant improvement, but there is still an unsightly notch that can be distracting. The stereo speakers are also quite decent, and games and apps run quite smoothly. The build quality is excellent, and the iPhone 13 Pro is more comfortable to hold and use than its larger sibling.
The iPhone 13 starting price is about NGN495,000 in Nigeria, equivalent to GHC 6,665 in Ghana and KES 121,750 in Kenya.
Brand | Apple |
Models All available models and/or other names | A2638, A2483, A2636, A2639, A2640, iPhone14,2 |
Announced | September 14, 2021 |
Released | September 24, 2021 |
Status | Available |
Dimension | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 in) |
Weight | 204 g (7.20 oz) |
Make <b>Make</b> => refers to the built quality, including the materials used to make the back, front and frame of this device. |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
Colours | Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue |
Display Type <strong>Display Type => </strong>A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED). |
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) Wide color gamut True-tone |
Size | 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
Refresh Rate | 120Hz refresh rate |
Pixel Density <strong>Pixel Density</strong> is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | ~460 ppi density |
Aspect Ratio | 19.5:9 ratio |
Touch Screen <strong>Touchscreen => </strong> is of two types; Resistive and Capacitive touchscreen. Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive touchscreen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | Yes, capacitive touchscreen |
Protection <strong>Display Protection =></strong> The widely used and best display protection is Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, it is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating |
Chipset <strong>Chipset</strong>is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) |
CPU <strong>CPU => </strong>(Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets. Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) |
GPU <strong>GPU => </strong>A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device. This include things such as lighting effects, object transformation and 3D motion. | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) |
RAM <strong>RAM</strong> (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 6GB RAM |
Storage |
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB NVMe |
Expandable Storage <strong>Expandable storage or Card Slot</strong> is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
OS <strong>OS => </strong>Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | iOS 15 |
User Interface <strong>UI or user interface</strong> of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | Yes |
Rear Camera <strong>Camera</strong>is able to capture photographs and usually videos, the most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. Rear cameras are the cameras at the back of the phone. |
Quad: 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) |
Front Camera |
Dual: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
Capacity | Li-Ion 3095 mAh, non-removable (12.11 Wh) |
Charging |
Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W |
Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
Bands <strong>Bands =></strong>A key part of any mobile phone specification is its operating frequency bands. The supported frequency bands determine whether a certain handset is compatible with a certain network carrier. The available Bands on Mobile phones are 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G. 5G has the fastest network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
Speed <strong>Speed</strong> of a network shows how fast it takes that network to connect to the internet calculated in Mbps. Diferrent networks band have their own unique speed. | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
SIM <strong>SIM</strong>(Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by) |
GPS <strong>GPS => </strong> The Global Position System is a satellite base radio navigation. GPS receiver uses the data from these signals to triangulate where you are and what time it is | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
WLAN <strong>WLAN or Wi-Fi</strong> is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
NFC <strong>NFC </strong>(Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches. | Yes |
Wireless Charging <strong>Wireless Charging</strong> (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. | Yes |
Headphone Jack | No |
Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
FM Radio | No |
Video Playback | Yes |
Music player | Yes |
Sensor <strong>Sensors </strong>are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. |
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
Price in Nigeria | NGN 495,000 |
Price in Ghana | GHC 6,665 |
Price in Kenya | KES 121,750 |
Price in USD | $ 999.00 |
Price in Euro | £ 949.00 |