iPhone 13 Pro

The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. They are the flagship smartphones in the fifteenth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The devices were unveiled alongside the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini at an Apple Special Event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California on September 14, 2021, and became available ten days later, on September 24.[14][15]

Major upgrades over its predecessor include improved battery life, improved cameras and computational photography, rack focus for video in a new "Cinematic Mode" at 1080p 30 fps, Apple ProRes video recording, a new A15 Bionic system on a chip, and a variable 10-120 Hz display, marketed as ProMotion.[15]

History

The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max were officially announced alongside the 9th generation iPad, 6th generation iPad Mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini by a virtual press event filmed and recorded at Apple Park in Cupertino, California on September 14, 2021. Pre-orders began on September 17 at 5:00 AM PST. Pricing starts at US$999 for the iPhone 13 Pro and US$1099 for the iPhone 13 Pro Max, same as their respective previous generations.[16]

Design

The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max's design is mostly unchanged from its predecessor. However, the rear camera module now covers a larger area due to the larger lenses. The Face ID and camera module on the front display, or "notch", is now 20% smaller than previous generations.[17]

The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max are available in five colors: Silver, Graphite, Gold, and Sierra Blue, and Alpine Green. Sierra Blue is a new color replacing Pacific Blue.[10][18]

On March 8, 2022, at Apple's Special Event “Peek Performance”, Apple revealed a new Alpine Green color option which became available on March 18.[19][20]

Hardware

The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max uses an Apple-designed A15 Bionic processor featuring a 16-core neural engine, 6-core CPU (with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores), and 5-core GPU.[21] The A15 Bionic also contains a next-generation image processor.[citation needed]

More 5G bands are available to support more carriers, especially outside the US.[citation needed]

Display

The iPhone 13 Pro features a 6.1-inch 1170 x 2532 pixel display and the larger iPhone 13 Pro Max features a 6.7-inch 1284 x 2778 pixel display. Both models have the Super Retina XDR OLED display with improved typical brightness up-to 1000 nits, and max brightness up-to 1200 nits, and for the first time in an iPhone, a variable 10-120 Hz ProMotion display, which can also go as low as 10 Hz to preserve battery.[15]