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iPhone 13 review: iPhone 13 — the camera/battery generational bump.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2021·$799
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#3 of 22
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The iPhone that fixed iPhone 12’s biggest weakness — battery.

iPhone 13 added a sensor-shift main camera, Cinematic mode and noticeably better battery life. The 60 Hz screen is its only major drawback.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2021.

TypeSuper Retina XDR OLED, 60 Hz
Size6.1 inches
Resolution2,532 × 1,170 px (460 ppi)
NotchSmaller notch

02Camera

81/100

81/100 puts it above the 77-point average for premium phones of 2021.

Main12 MP, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.4
Selfie12 MP, f/2.2
VideoCinematic mode debut

03Performance

83/100

83/100 puts it above the 77-point average for premium phones of 2021.

ChipsetApple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for premium phones of 2021.

Capacity3,240 mAh
Wired~20 W Lightning
Wireless15 W MagSafe

05Build

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among premium phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.

06Value

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2021.

What works
  • Big battery upgrade vs 12.
  • Cinematic Mode.
  • A15 still fast.
  • Long iOS support.
What doesn't
  • 60 Hz display.
  • No telephoto.
  • Lightning port.
  • 4 GB RAM showing age.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 7
$599 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 22-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .