The battery is highly evaluated, but that much.
The annoying season has come again this year.After PRO on the iPhone, the hesitation point has been added to get the best in Pro or know the best in the Pro.However, Gizmodo's Caitlin McGarry reporter who reviewed the iPhone 13/13 mini this time is an iPhone 13 Pro if you buy iPhone 13!Or wait for iPhone 14!I say.Please check the reasons in the review below.
Last year's iPhone 12 was a meaningful upgrade from the iPhone 11, with a sense of premium than the price of $ 799 (86,800 yen in Japan).Regarding the iPhone 12 mini, I thought it was the best size for a small person like myself, but my battery life was too short (especially with 5G) and my heart did not move so much.
So, in the lineup of this year's iPhone 13, it was good that the battery life of the iPhone 13 mini was greatly enhanced, but the iPhone 13 Pro raised the flagship hurdle, and the iPhone 13, which is not a Pro, has evolved much.It looks like it doesn't.Certainly, the battery has been enhanced not only before the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 12, but without it, I think it would be better to pass this time.
However, the battery is so long that this alone is a reason to buy a new one.
Apple iPhone 13/13 Mini
what are these?: Apple's affordable flagship iPhone
Price: $ 799 (98,800 yen) for iPhone 13, $ 699 (86,800 yen) for iPhone 13 mini
Favorite place: Enhanced battery life, photos in dark environments, a little improvement, ultra -high -speed processor, double base storage
I don't like it: I feel that the ultra -wide -angle lens is already good
Battery is serious upgrade
The biggest point of iPhone 13 that is not a Pro is the improvement of battery life that is essential for everyone.Even with last year's iPhone 12, it was enough to be 14 hours and 20 minutes in the video playback test, but the iPhone 12 mini had only 11 hours and 20 minutes, and sometimes it was necessary to charge in the evening even if used.。Apple would have repented considerably because it is a felony for a smartphone to have a whole day.
The iPhone 13/13 mini has an increase in batteries, and the iPhone 13 has been growing for nearly 17 hours, and the iPhone 13 mini has been growing for about two and a half hours since last year, 13 hours and 42 minutes.Thanks to the difference of the two and a half hours, the small smartphone -specific punishment game, which carries a charging cable or an external battery, has disappeared.
By the way, the battery of the iPhone 13 Pro is equivalent to the iPhone 13, but there is an anecdote that the iPhone 13 Pro Max has an overwhelming 19 hours and 30 minutes, and has two and a half days in one full charge.Just because the size is too large, it's not something that everyone recommends.
So, after all, the story of the camera
The iPhone 13 and 13 mini are equipped with a dual camera of 12 million pixels on the back, such as the iPhone 12 and 12 mini.One is a standard lens that is said to be "wide -angle", and the other is a 120 -degree ultra -wide -angle lens.The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max have another 12 million telephoto lens, and three times the light zoom is possible.The iPhone 13 and 13 mini are only digital zooms, 5 times the still image, and tripled videos.
The camera module of the iPhone 13/13 MINI is much larger than the iPhone 12/12 mini, and the lens is clearly large.The main camera sensor, Apple, can capture 47 % of light, and the ultra wide -angle lens has reduced the noise when it is dark.All models of iPhone 13 are equipped with sensor shift camera blurring, so you can take more clearly.This feature could only be used last year with iPhone 12 Pro Max.
I climbed the Griffith Observatory to take Los Angeles downtown on the fog night.Comparing with the iPhone 13 was the iPhone best camera last year's iPhone 12 Pro Max, the iPhone XS three years ago, and the Google (Google) Pixel 5, which has defined the standard of night mode in recent years.(Samsung and Apple have been catching up a lot last year).The photo below is compared, but the iPhone 12 Pro Max is still well taken, but in terms of the amount of light, the iPhone 13 is better.The iPhone XS has no night mode and you can clearly see it.Pixel 5 Night Sight mode shines.
In addition, I took the iPhone 13, 12, 11, and XS in a dark environment.The iPhone 12 (Japan's domestic price 86,800 yen) and the iPhone 11 (61,800 yen) are still on sale, and there are night mode on the iPhone 12.There is a night mode even with the iPhone 11 main lens, but it cannot be used with ultra wide -angle lenses.XS has standard and telephoto lenses, but neither has night mode.Please see the results of the shooting below.
The iPhone 13 camera is clearly better than the iPhone 12, 11, XS, and the night mode is the momentum of iPhone 12 Pro Max.However, the ultra -wide -angle lens has a little ski, and I think it is not the best for the better color reproduction than the iPhone 12.This point will be mentioned later.
The main lens of the iPhone 13 is beautiful even when the light is well processed and the sun is taken directly.The following beer garden scenery shows the ground that shows light light and faint green light from the refraction of the iPhone lens.Galaxy S21 Ultra, on the other hand, tends to optimize the scene, but here it works for the better, and the left side of the image captures light better than the iPhone.Pixel 5 is backlight and the whole is hazy, but if you think that it is such a photo, it may be cool.Regarding the iPhone XS, it is an iPhone 13 victory without complaints.
When the shooting conditions are the best (bright outdoors in the afternoon), they can be taken well on the iPhone 13.In the photo of the golf course below, the bright green of the ground, the deep green of the trees, the red flag, and the faint white clouds show the contrast with the deep blue sky.Compared to that, the photos of Pixel 5 seem to have a sharpness from color to details.The iPhone has always been good at such bright outdoors.You can see the differences between the characters, which is a good idea to use in a blessed environment, which is the only power of adversity.
The iPhone 13 has a common feature with iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, in addition to improving performance in dark environments.For example, a photographic style (smarter filter) or a cinematic mode that can be said to be a video version of portrait mode.However, the photographic style is good, but it is not absolutely necessary, cinematic mode is fun but difficult to use.
Personally, I took a photo on the iPhone 13 for a week, and I was a little disappointed.The main lens is wonderful when it is bright and at night, but I feel like a ultra -wide -angle lens.Certainly, the ultra -wide -angle lens can be used to take dramatic landscape photos and make small people as long as super models (by all means), but while shooting, I want a telephoto lens.increase.Digital zoom alone is not enough.Even if the iPhone 13 is a dual lens, if it is a combination of telephoto and standard, and both are compatible with night mode, it would have been perfect as if it took between the iPhone XS and the iPhone 13 Pro.think.
That's why the iPhone 13 Pro can be used as an all -round in various situations in various situations, but the upgrade of iPhone 13 is too normal.
The design is almost unchanged
6.1 inch iPhone 13 and 5.The 4 -inch iPhone 13 mini looks almost the same as each predecessor, but has changed two points.One is that the notch is slightly smaller (up to 20 % of Apple), the width is much smaller, and it has grown slightly vertically.But this change is only as far as possible, and I don't know exactly what this was for.I'm already used to notch, so I think it's better to be completely eliminated rather than size.
Another change is that the dual lens is lined up on the back.This seems to be because the sensor shift camera shake correction mechanism occupies a large space in the camera module.After that, with this diagonal lens, you can appeal to the people around you, "This iPhone is the new iPhone."In addition, the lens itself and the square module surrounding it are larger than last year.
Other than that, the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 mini have the same flat aspects as the iPhone 12, and the back (fingerprint is conspicuous), "Starlight" with silver and gold with glittering glittering glitter, white, red, blue and pink.It is a development of 6 colors.I reviewed the black iPhone 13 mini and pink iPhone 13, and the pink pink pink.The aluminum frame is matched to each color, like the iPhone 12.
The OLED display is slightly brighter than last year, but the refresh rate is not 120Hz like iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max, so scrolling is not so smooth.
Pro -class performance
This year's iPhone is the fastest ever, as the processing speed of the iPhone is faster every year.The A15 Bionic chip has 6 cores for CPU and 5 cores for GPUs, making a big difference in other smartphones.Multitasks and games are easy and you don't have to worry about slowness.That's the same last year, but this year is getting faster.
The COMPUTE METAL, which measures the graphics performance of Geekbench 5, has a significant higher and more expensive Android flagships of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini (iPhone 13 mini is 10,877, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is 4,684).Naturally, the synthetic benchmark score of the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 mini is higher than the iPhone 12 or 12 mini equipped with A14 Bionic.A15 Bionic and iOS 15 contribute to the battery optimization for both hard and software and help to extend the battery life.
I don't know if the performance of A15 Bionic is, for example, a 120Hz display, which will actually notice the difference from A14 Bionic.But it's good to be fast anyway.
After all, should I buy an iPhone 13?
The iPhone 13/13 mini is an attractive price for a flagship.It is very interesting to see if the Pixel 6 equipped with a Google processor is a price, performance, camera that competes with iPhone 13.
Which iPhone should I buy a non -Android user?There is no answer to those who are worried.Whether the iPhone 13/13 MINI is right is determined by some factors.
・ If you like the size of the iPhone 12 mini and buy the iPhone 13 mini for a major discount or free of charge, it is worth upgrading only for the battery life.Photography in a dark environment and cinematic mode will be enjoyable as a good bonus.I'm glad that the base storage is 64GB to 128GB.
・ If you have an iPhone 12 now, you can maintain the status quo unless you can get it for free.The iPhone 12 battery is enough, and maybe it's better to wait for the iPhone 14 than to buy this time.
・ If you have an iPhone 11 or older, you should consider the iPhone 13 Pro.Battery life and camera upgrades are greatly enhanced than the generations around them, the displays are bright, and it becomes much smooth at 120Hz.
Last year's iPhone 12 was affordable.The price was greatly below 100,000 yen while the good points of the PRO model, such as 5G connection, Magsafe charging, and OLED display, were obtained.However, this year's iPhone 13/13 mini is different.The battery life was good, but the new function of the camera is light, and the ultra -wide -angle lens is not as good as telephoto.The iPhone 13 Pro has a function that is not in the iPhone 13/13 mini, there is no difference between the iPhone 12 Pro and the Pro Max camera, and you can get the best camera in the history of iPhone without Max.
However, there is an increase in "small iPhone this year's mini is the last", so it seems better for people who are compact to buy this time.If you are not, be sure to choose the iPhone 13 Pro.
