How the iPhone 13, Mini, Pro and Max evaluate to Android rivals — and vs. iPhone 12

Apple has introduced its new iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, which function higher cameras, 120Hz screens, new processors (which Apple claims are the quickest in a cellphone, interval), higher battery life, and smaller notches in comparison with their predecessors. But must you improve from the iPhone 12, and is Apple beating the Android competitors? Here’s how Apple stacks as much as Samsung, OnePlus, Google, and its personal earlier gadgets on paper.

One factor to bear in mind earlier than we dive in is that specs don’t inform the entire story. There’s the plain tough comparisons (how does an Apple A15 chip stack up towards a Snapdragon 888, and the way do you evaluate conventional telephones to folding ones), in addition to the small particulars that don’t match cleanly on a spec sheet. For occasion, considered one of Apple’s professional options is the flexibility to shoot 4K ProRes on its higher-end telephones — aside from the fashions with 128GB of storage, which shall be restricted to 1080p ProRes.

There’s additionally an apparent competitor lacking: Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Google didn’t give us their full specs in its partial announcement, which makes it exhausting to incorporate them in a spec comparability.

But let’s put all these caveats apart, as a result of perhaps you’re on the lookout for a cellphone proper now. How do the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini stack up, spec-for-spec, towards their Android rivals? Prices all through this comparability, by the way in which, are for the unlocked iPhones, that are $30 greater than the service variations.

Anyways, let’s cease speaking about saving a couple of dollars, and blow the funds a bit: how does the iPhone 13 Pro stack up towards the Android flagships, in a battle of the $1,000 plus telephones?

As with previous years, we see that Apple isn’t essentially taking part in a spec-game, particularly in relation to cameras. Some of its higher-end Android rivals boast megapixel counts which are 4 and even nearly 10 occasions as excessive as Apple’s cameras. Whether that’ll give them an edge or not should be seen after we check Apple’s “dramatically more powerful” cameras. Both Apple and Google have historically prioritized bigger pixels for low-light efficiency somewhat than uncooked decision.

Finally, let’s check out how Apple did year-over-year in relation to upgrading its specs. It’s price noting that, whereas we’ve included the 12 Pro, you truly can’t purchase that cellphone from Apple anymore, making the comparability extra helpful for upgraders than cross-shoppers.

One attention-grabbing level is that the telephones haven’t modified in relation to width, top, or display screen measurement, however they’ve gotten a bit thicker, and a bit heavier. They are packing a good quantity of recent tech although, so maybe that’s comprehensible.

What the specs do not present, although, is how unfavorably the iPhone 12 is priced — at first look the it looks like an inexpensive purchase at $100 cheaper, however at that value you’re solely getting half the storage. If you get a 128GB iPhone 12, you’ll solely be saving $50 in comparison with the 128GB iPhone 13, which has all of the upgrades to the screens, cameras, battery life, and every thing else Apple introduced on Tuesday. Sure, it’s technically cheaper, however you’d be giving up quite a bit for little or no financial savings.