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iPhone 13 Pro review: iPhone 13 Pro — the first ProMotion iPhone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2021·$999
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#71 of 206
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The Pro iPhone that finally hit 120 Hz — still capable.

iPhone 13 Pro brought ProMotion, macro and a real 3× telephoto. A great used buy if you want a smaller iPhone with a high-refresh display.

01Display

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeLTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120 Hz
Size6.1 inches
Resolution2,532 × 1,170 px (460 ppi)

02Camera

85/100

At 85/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP, f/1.5, sensor-shift OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, f/1.8 macro
Telephoto12 MP, f/2.8, 3× optical
LiDARYes

03Performance

83/100

83/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

ChipsetApple A15 Bionic (5-core GPU)
RAM6 GB
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

78/100

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

Capacity3,095 mAh
Wired~23 W Lightning
Wireless15 W MagSafe

05Build

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

06Value

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • First ProMotion 120 Hz iPhone.
  • Macro mode on ultrawide.
  • 3× telephoto.
  • Still on iOS 18.
What doesn't
  • Heavy stainless build.
  • Lightning port.
  • No Apple Intelligence.
  • 6 GB RAM ceiling.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
$1200 · score 89/100

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 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .