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FEATURE REVIEW: i PHONE 13However, the smaller notch doesn’t
really add anything other than a few extra
pixels for the “horns” on either side of it.
Instead of adding a new status icon, Apple
has merely centered the existing icons,
which is somewhat more distracting since
there’s a bit of dead space around them
now. I’m hopeful that an iOS update will
bring new icons or a toggle to show
battery percentage because it’s a shame
that Apple isn’t embracing the extra space.
Aside from the notch and a higher max
brightness (800 nits vs 625 nits), the rest
of the screen is essentially the same as
the iPhone 12, a 6.1-inch 2532 x 1170 Retina
display with True Tone, wide color, and
Haptic Touch. The bezels around the
display are the same as well, and they’re
starting to show their age. Apple calls it an
“all-screen OLED display,” but it has a
much lower screen-to-body
ratio than many of its Android
peers. The iPhone 14 is rumored
to bring a new design, so
hopefully, Apple has thinner
bezels in the works.
Notably, the iPhone 13 has
the same 60Hz display as
previous iPhones, in contrast to
the iPhone 13 Pro’s new
ProMotion variable-refresh
120Hz display. It’s a notable
difference when moving
between the two models, but
not one the previous iPhone users will
notice. ProMotion is definitely better, but
the standard old iPhone display is pretty
good too.BLOW-AWAY BATTERY LIFE
Like every other iPhone Apple has ever
released, the iPhone 13 has Apple’s latest
A-series processor, the A15 Bionic. But
unlike previous years, the iPhone 13’sThe iPhone 13’s notch is noticeably smaller, but the extra
space doesn’t add much.
GEEKBENCH 5
Single-core1,3341,7281,7401,601HIGHER SCORES ARE BETTERiPhone 13 Pro
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