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Edge's News: Apple Unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max With ProMotion Displays

Apple today announced the iPhone 13 Pro and ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro Max at its "California Streaming" event, featuring brighter Super Retina XDR displays with ProMotion, improved rear cameras, a more powerful variant of the A15 Bionic chip, up to 1TB of storage, a new Sierra Blue colour option, and more.

The ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro and ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro Max come in the same 6.1 and 6.7-inch display sizes as the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The new devices feature a 20 percent smaller notch for more display area, a brighter Super Retina XDR display, and ProMotion for refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz.


The stainless steel frame has a custom finish that is resistant to abrasion and corrosion. There is also a new Sierra Blue colour option, along with Graphite, Gold, and Silver.


Both devices sport the A15 Bionic chip with a six-core CPU and a five-core GPU for a significant performance improvement. This variant of the A15 chip contains one extra GPU core than the ‌iPhone 13‌ mini and ‌iPhone 13‌'s A15 chip.



Due to the efficiency improvements of the A15 Bionic chip and larger batteries, the ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro's battery life lasts 1.5 hours longer than the ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ and the ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro Max lasts 2.5 hours than ‌iPhone 12 Pro Max‌.


Design

As you can see, the new iPhone 13 Pro looks a lot like its predecessor. The notch has gotten smaller, and as Sebastien notes, the camera bump seems bumpier, but for the most part the design seems unchanged. There is, however, a gorgeous new Sierra Blue colourway.


Display



One of the more notable upgrades in this year’s iPhone Pro model is the new Pro Motion display. It’s an OLED panel, of the Super Retina XDR variety, and it offers variable refresh from 10Hz to 120Hz. This will bring about improvements such as smoother scrolling and iOS animations/transitions, and developers will be able to take advantage of it in their apps and games as well. The display is also brighter in sunlight, for those who use hardcore outdoor users.


Performance



The iPhone 13 Pro also features a new A15 Bionic processor, which of course is more powerful and efficient. It utilizes 5-nanometer technology and features a 6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, and a new 16-core Neural Engine. All of this is to say that the new iPhone Pro is more powerful than ever before, and more than capable of driving that gorgeous new display. We haven’t been able to locate RAM numbers yet, but will be sure to update this when we do.


Camera



The all-new camera system features 3 cameras: Telephoto, Wide and Ultra Wide. There are a bunch of numbers to share, which we will do in a moment, but just know that iPhone 13 will offer 92% improvement for low-light shots and new macro photography mode, which will allow you to shoot gorgeous, detailed, up-close photos. 

  • Pro 12MP camera system: Telephoto, Wide, and Ultra Wide cameras
  • Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture
  • Wide: ƒ/1.5 aperture
  • Ultra Wide: ƒ/1.8 aperture and 120° field of view
  • 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range
  • Digital zoom up to 15x
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • 100% Focus Pixels (Wide)
  • HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
  • 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
  • 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
  • 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
  • ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 128GB storage)

Oh yeah, before we move on we should mention the new Cinematic Mode for video recording. It’s essentially in-video field-of-depth transitions that happen automatically as you record—a high quality effect that is certain to give your films a more premium and professional look.


Battery, Storage and more

The iPhone 13 Pro has a bigger battery, and Apple puts it to good use. The 13 Pro will last up to one and a half hours longer in a day than the iPhone 12 Pro, and the 13 Pro Max will last up to two and a half hours longer than its predecessor. As for storage, both iPhone 13 Pro models will be available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage options.



The new iPhone Pros feature more 5G bands, which means you’ll have access to 5G in more places. The device is still water and splash resistant (IP68) and it still uses Face ID only, so for those of you hoping for new in-display Touch ID system nothing was mention, but you all know apple, it might still be hidden in there somewhere might just need a software update….fingers crossed 


Pricing and availability

As usual, Apple has managed to cram a number of improvements into the new iPhones while retaining their previous prices. The iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999 and the iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1099. Apple says customers in the US and more than 30 other countries will be able to pre-order both iPhone 13 Pro models beginning at 5am PDT on Friday, September 17. Retail availability begins on Friday, September 24.

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