'IPhone 13 / iPhone 13 mini' announced, A15 Bionic has 6 core CPU & 4 core GPU

At Apple's new product launch event , the new 2021 iPhone ' iPhone 13 / iPhone 13 mini ' was announced.

iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini --Apple (Japan)
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Apple Event — September 14


Next is about 'iPhone'.

The new iPhones 'iPhone 13' and 'iPhone 13 mini' have been announced. The feature is that the lenses of the main dual camera are lined up diagonally instead of vertically.

Covering the screen is a ceramic shield that is stronger than any smartphone cover glass.

The main body color is pink, blue, midnight, starlight, and (PRODUCT) RED.

The internal structure has also been renewed to pack larger batteries and new technologies.

Both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini use OLED / Super Retina XDR display.

This improves the brightness of the display by 28% and reaches a maximum of 800 nits.

And the processor installed is 'A15 Bionic'. Apple boasted that the only processor for smartphones with higher performance than this is the one included in the iPhone 13 Pro.

The number of transistors has reached nearly 15 billion.

The A15 Bionic installed in the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini has 6 CPU cores, of which 2 are high-performance cores and 4 are high-efficiency cores.

This makes it up to 50% faster than major competitors' products.

GPU is 4 cores. The A15 Bionic on the iPhone 13 Pro has 5 GPU cores.

This makes graphics up to 30% faster than major competitors' products.

The Neural Engine has 16 cores. Machine learning performance has also improved ...

It enables 15.8 trillion operations per second.

The video encoder and decoder are also new, and the system cache is doubled.

Next, about the main camera of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini. The feature is that the lenses are lined up on the diagonal line of the square camera module.

One of the main cameras is a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera with a built-in 1.7 μm image sensor, an aperture value of f / 1.6, and a focal length of 26 mm.

In addition, the sensor-shift optical image stabilization, which was used only on the iPhone 12 Pro / Pro Max, will also be installed on the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini.

The other camera is an ultra-wide-angle camera with an aperture value of f / 2.4 and a focal length of 13 mm.

The picture taken with the super wide angle camera looks like this.

Of particular note in the performance around the camera is the 'cinematic mode,' which was introduced as a new function for movie shooting. From the point where the man in the foreground is in focus ...

When the man looks back, he realizes a natural focus feed that focuses on the fireplace in the back.

From the man in the foreground ...

The woman in the back is in focus.

'Cinematic mode' realizes this. Not only can you freely change the focus on the subject during shooting, but you can also change the subject to focus on after shooting.

It automatically recognizes the face and can automatically track the focus even if the person to be photographed moves back and forth.

Also, when the subject enters the frame ...

It is also possible to automatically focus on the subject. Anyone can easily take professional-looking images.

A movie shot using the cinematic mode of iPhone 13 that was played during the announcement event has also been released.

Whodunnit | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 | Apple --YouTube


It also has an advanced camera system.

And, following the iPhone 12 series, it also supports 5G.

The antenna performance has also been improved, supporting more 5G frequency bands.

5G compatible carriers on iPhone 13 have expanded to more than 200 in 60 countries.

The improved battery capacity of the iPhone 13 series makes the iPhone 13 mini last 1.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12 mini.

The iPhone 13 has a 2.5 hour longer battery life than the iPhone 12.

The privacy function is also substantial ...

More accessories will be available for MagSafe, which uses magnetic force to fix chargers and accessories.

And the MagSafe compatible iPhone leather wallet that can be attached to the back is ...

It corresponds to 'Find My iPhone'.

So, the following image summarizes the features of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini.

An official movie that summarizes the features of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini has also been released.

Introducing iPhone 13 | Apple --YouTube


The selling price of the iPhone 13 mini in Japan is 86,800 yen including tax for the 128GB model, 98,800 yen including tax for the 256GB model, and 122,800 yen including tax for the 512GB model.

The selling price of iPhone 13 in Japan is 98,800 yen including tax for the 128GB model, 110,800 yen including tax for the 256GB model, and 134,800 yen including tax for the 512GB model.

Pre-orders will be available from 21:00 on September 17, 2021 and will be available on September 24th.