Thorough comparison of the appearance and performance of a total of 8 models of the finally released 'iPhone 13' series and the predecessor 'iPhone 12' series, is the iPhone 13 a device that should be replaced from the iPhone 12?
2021 September Apple's 'iPhone 13' that appeared on the 24th series, a very high score in the benchmark test
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In this article, we'll compare how the iPhone 13 series has changed from the iPhone 12 series. You can see the photo reviews and benchmark results of the iPhone 13 series from the following.
'IPhone 13 / iPhone 13 mini / iPhone 13 Pro / iPhone 13 Pro Max' Photo review, I thoroughly took a picture of the charm of the new color --GIGAZINE
Benchmark thorough review of 4 models of 'iPhone 13' series reveals surprising results that small models show strength --GIGAZINE
·table of contents
◆ Size and appearance
◆ Display
◆ Camera performance
◆ SoC specifications
◆ Summary
◆ Size and appearance
Both iPhone 12 (left) and iPhone 13 (right) are 71.5 mm wide x 146.7 mm high, and the sizes other than the thickness are exactly the same. This is the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini with a width of 64.2 mm and a height of 131.5 mm, the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro with a width of 71.5 mm and a height of 146.7 mm, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max with a width of 78.1 mm and a height of 160.8 mm. The same is true for the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
On the other hand, the dual cameras on the back are arranged vertically on the iPhone 12, while the iPhone 13 is arranged diagonally, and each camera is also considerably larger on the iPhone 13 than the previous generation.
Perhaps due to the larger camera, the iPhone 12 had a thickness of 7.4 mm, while the iPhone 13 has a slightly thicker body of 7.65 mm, and the height of the protruding part of the camera bump has also increased. ..
Changes in camera size were also seen on the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini.
The thickness has also been increased from 7.4 mm for the iPhone 12 mini to 7.65 mm for the iPhone 13 mini.
The size of the camera is quite different between the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro that adopted the triple camera.
The thickness is 0.25 mm thicker, which is the same as other models.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max, the largest models in each series, also showed larger cameras, but the difference was negligible.
The thickness of the main body has also increased by 0.25 mm, but the protrusion of the camera bump has not changed much.
There was also a change in the height of the side buttons between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13. By comparison, the iPhone 13 has a button lower than the iPhone 12.
Although it is a subtle difference, it has a great effect on usability. On the iPhone 12, you had to use the tip of your thumb to turn on the power button when you held it naturally.
On the other hand, with the iPhone 13, you can press the button with the pad of your thumb, so you can operate the power supply smoothly.
The change in side button position was also seen on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro.
iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max are unchanged. Since the iPhone 12 mini / 13 mini is a model that fits comfortably in one hand, there is no problem in operation even if the button position does not change.
There is not much difference in the interface other than the side buttons. The sound on / off switch, volume control button, and SIM card slot on the left side of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini are arranged in almost the same way.
Compared to the iPhone 12, the iPhone 13 has the sound on / off switch and volume control button moved slightly downward, making it easier to operate the buttons when holding it with one hand, as with the side buttons. ..
The changes in the sound-related button layout are the same for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro. By comparison, you will notice that the position of the SIM card slot has changed significantly, but it seems that you will not be aware of it in normal use.
In the comparison between iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max, there was no difference except that the position of the SIM card slot was slightly different.
◆ Display
The display size and resolution of the iPhone 13 series are the same as the previous generation. However, the notch (the cutout of the display) has shrunk considerably, giving you more room in the display area at the top of the display.
This difference is especially noticeable on the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini, which have smaller display sizes.
The differences between other displays are as follows. The maximum brightness of the iPhone 13 mini is higher than that of the iPhone 12 mini.
The maximum brightness increase is similar for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.
Actually, after arranging iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 from the left, the following is the maximum screen brightness. The improvement in maximum brightness contributes to visibility in bright scenes such as outdoors during sunny days, so there is a limit to indoor comparison, but there is a particular difference in brightness when comparing iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini. It's easy to understand.
The iPhone 13 Pro has 'ProMotion technology' that the iPhone 12 Pro didn't have. This is a technology that balances battery life and responsiveness by changing the screen update frequency between 10 and 120 times per second.
The comparison between iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max looks like this. The key points are improved maximum brightness and the presence or absence of ProMotion technology.
Similarly, the iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPhone 13 Pro Max are listed below. The display of iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max realizes both a refresh rate that enables crisp operation while improving screen brightness and reduction of battery consumption, not only for intense applications such as games. It seems that you can feel the difference even in everyday use.
◆ Camera performance
The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini have a 1.7 micrometer sensor that was only available on the top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro Max in the iPhone 12 series, as well as a sensor that was only available on the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The shift optical camera shake correction function can be used.
Other than that, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini have almost no changes in specs. The main cameras are dual cameras equipped with a wide-angle camera with 12 million pixels and an F value of 1.6 and an ultra-wide-angle camera with an F value of 2.4. The biggest difference is in the 'photograph style' feature.
'Photograph style' is a function that allows you to freely set the vividness and color by changing the tone and warmth.
Not only can you switch between the five pre-made styles, but you can also change the numbers yourself.
For example, I tried changing the tone from the lowest '-100' to the highest '100' below. You can see that the contrast is greatly different.
Similarly, you can restore the tone to the default and then change the warmth from '-100' to '100' to make the color cooler or warmer.
Also, when shooting movies, you can now use the 'cinematic mode' that allows you to automatically focus on the subject. You can see what 'cinematic mode' is by playing the following video.
On the other hand, the camera performance has been fundamentally renewed from iPhone 12 Pro to iPhone 13 Pro, the aperture value of the wide-angle camera has changed from 'f / 1.6' to 'f / 1.5', and the aperture value of the ultra-wide-angle camera has changed to 'f /'. It became brighter from '2.4' to 'f / 1.8'. In addition, although the aperture value of the telephoto camera has changed from 'f / 2.0' to 'f / 2.8', the standard magnification of the optical zoom has changed from '2x' to '3x', and the maximum magnification including the digital zoom. Has increased from '10x' to '15x', making it possible to get closer to the subject than ever before.
This evolution is inherited by the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
The iPhone 13 series can also use the above-mentioned 'photograph style' and 'cinematic mode' with the front camera. The front camera has been downsized at the cost of no noticeable spec upgrade, which has led to the aforementioned notch reduction.
◆ SoC specifications
Next, in order to see the change in chip performance from 'A14 Bionic' to 'A15 Bionic', we will compare the benchmark results of the iPhone 13 series and the benchmark results of the iPhone 12 series examined in the
First, comparing the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini (iPhone 14, 4), it looks like this. Multi-core performance is improved by about 18%.
There was a big improvement in
As it has been pointed out that the iPhone 13 has had to put more weight on the GPU than the CPU due to the outflow of human resources, the CPU performance improvement is modest, but the GPU performance is greatly increasing. .. Therefore, it is more suitable than iPhone 12 for playing the latest games that draw beautiful graphics.
◆ Summary
The iPhone 13 series is the same size as its predecessor, except that the thickness of the main body and the protrusion of the camera are slightly increased, so it can be used in the same way as the iPhone 12. In addition, small changes such as the placement of the side buttons and the reduction of the notch have made the device even more accessible than its predecessor.
In addition, the performance of the SoC has been significantly improved centering on the GPU, and the camera performance of the two models iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max has also improved significantly, so the iPhone 13 series is exactly the previous generation. It seems to be a legitimate evolution of.
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