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Apple says that the Pro models should see a similar increase in battery life with the iPhone 13 Pro getting two-and-a-half more hours and the 13 Pro Max getting an additional hour and a half.
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Probably the most welcomed feature announced is a bigger battery. Apple didn’t share the size, but claims that the new battery along with iOS 15, the A15 chip and updated display adds two-and-a-half hours more battery life to the iPhone 13 compared to the iPhone 12. The iPhone 13 Mini should get an hour-and-a-half more than the iPhone 12 Mini. That’s a significant increase. The battery life on the iPhone 12 Mini was a compromise some people weren’t willing to make. So it’s exciting to see the new Mini get such a big bump in just a year.

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After nearly a year of rumors and leaks, the iPhone 13 is official. During a virtual event on Tuesday, Apple announced the follow-up to last year’s iPhone 12 with four new models: the iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. The new phones run iOS 15, come with a larger battery, more storage, a new A15 Bionic processor, a smaller notch and an abundance of new camera features. The base model of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini are available in five colors: pink, blue, midnight (black), starlight (white) and Product Red. And the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max get a giant camera upgrade as well as a new display with 120Hz high refresh-rate display.

In terms of size, the four models have the same size screens as the iPhone 12 series. The iPhone 13 Mini has a 5.4-inch display, the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro have a 6.1-inch screen, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch display. Across the board all the new phones have brighter screens.

iPhone 13 series US prices and storage

Phone 128GB of storage 256GB of storage 512GB of storage 1TB of storage
iPhone 13 Mini $729 $829 $1,029 NA
iPhone 13 $829 $929 $1,129 NA
iPhone 13 Pro $999 $1,099 $1,299 $1,499
iPhone 13 Pro Max $1,099 $1,199 $1,399 $1,599

The iPhone 13 Pro also has a new triple-camera system with better lenses and sensors. The telephoto lens comes with 3x optical zoom, which is 1.5x longer than the camera on the iPhone 12 Pro and 1.2x longer than the tele lens on the 12 Pro Max. Take a look below at the different telephoto lenses the Pro models of the iPhone 13 and 12 have.

The iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max get a bigger battery

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Without a carrier discount, the iPhone 13 starts at 9 (£779, AU,349) for 128GB, which is twice the storage the iPhone 12 started with. The iPhone 13 Mini starts at 9 (£679, AU,199) for the same 128GB of storage. Like the iPhone 12, if you buy an iPhone 13 or 13 Mini tied to a US carrier, you’ll receive a discount.

All models of the new iPhone 13 are powered by Apple’s new A15 Bionic chip and run iOS 15. All of the new phones continue to support 5G as well as Apple’s MagSafe charging and accessory system.