Comparison: iPhone 13 vs iPhone 12 vs Android competitors

Yesterday, Apple announced the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The smartphones received better cameras, screens with support for 120 Hz (Pro-series), new processors, increased battery life, as well as smaller notches compared to their predecessors. Below we have compared the characteristics of the new models with the specifications of previous versions and competitors.

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‌	iPhone 13	iPhone 13 Mini	Samsung Galaxy S21	OnePlus 9	Xiaomi Mi 11	Google Pixel 5A
OS	iOS 15	iOS 15	One UI based on Android 11	Oxygen OS based on Android 11	MIUI based on Android 11	Android 11
Display	6.1 inches, OLED	5.4 inches OLED	6.2 inches, AMOLED	6.55 inches OLED	6.81 inches, AMOLED	6.34 inches, OLED
Resolution	2532 × 1170	2340 × 1080	2400 × 1080	2400 × 1080	3200 × 1440	2400 × 1080
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz	60 Hz
Dimensions(mm)	71.5 x 146.7 x 7.65	64.2 x 131.5 x 7.65	71.2 x 151.7 x 7.9	74.2 x 160 x 8.7	164.3 x 74.6 x 8.1 / 8.5	73.2 x 156.2 x 8.8
Weight	174 g	141 g	171 g	192 g	196/194 g	183 g
Battery capacity	–	–	4000 mAh	4500 mAh	4600 mAh	4680 mAh
CPU	A15	A15	Snapdragon 888, Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 765G
RAM	–	–	8 GB	8/12 GB	8/12 GB	6 GB
Storage device	128/256/512 GB	128/256/512 GB	128/256 GB	128/256 GB	128/256 GB	128 GB
Ports	Lightning	Lightning	USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
Main camera	12 Mp, ƒ / 1.6 + 12 Mp, ƒ / 2.4	12 Mp, ƒ / 1.6 + 12 Mp, ƒ / 2.4	12 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 12 MP, ƒ / 2.2 + 64 MP, ƒ / 2.0	48 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 50 MP, ƒ / 2.2 + 2 MP	108 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 13 MP, ƒ / 2.4 + 5 MP, ƒ / 2.4	12.2 MP, ƒ / 1.7 + 16 MP, ƒ / 2.2
Front-camera	12 MP, ƒ / 2.2	12 MP, ƒ / 2.2	10 MP, ƒ / 2.2	16 MP, ƒ / 2.4	20 MP, ƒ / 2.2	8 MP, ƒ / 2.0
Biometrics	Face ID	Face ID	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner
Protection	IP68	IP68	IP68	No	No	IP67
Wireless charger	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
5G	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6	SA / NSA: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79	Sub6
Price	$ 829	$ 729	$ 799	$ 729	$ 699	$ 449

New Apple products don’t always show higher specs. For example, the cameras on some Android flagships show a resolution almost 10 times higher than the sensors on the cameras in the iPhone. Nevertheless, in terms of the quality of the images, they turn out to be approximately equal.

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‌	iPhone 13 Pro	iPhone 13 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra	Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3	OnePlus 9 Pro	Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
OS	iOS 15	iOS 15	One UI based on Android 11	One UI based on Android 11	One UI based on Android 11	Oxygen OS based on Android 11	MIUI based on Android 11
Display	6.1 inches, OLED	6.7 inches, OLED	6.7 inches, AMOLED	6.8 inches, AMOLED	6.7 inches, foldable AMOLED	6.7 inches OLED	6.81 inches, AMOLED
resolution	2532 × 1170	2778 × 1284	2400 × 1080	3200 × 1440	2640 × 1080 (main screen)	3216 x 1400	3200 × 1440
refresh rate	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz (main screen)	Up to 120 Hz	Up to 120 Hz
Dimensions, mm	71.5 x 146.7 x 7.65	78.1 x 160.8 x 7.65	75.6 x 161.5 x 7.8	75.6 x 165.1 x 8.9	72.2 x 166.0 x 6.9 (unfolded)	73.6 x 163.2 x 8.7	164.3 x 74.6 x 8.4
Weight	204 g	240 g	202 g	229 g	183 g	197 g	234 g
Battery capacity	–	–	4800 mAh	5,000 mAh	3300 mAh	4500 mAh	5000 mAh
CPU	A15	A15	Snapdragon 888, Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 888, Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888
RAM	–	–	8 GB	12/16 GB	8 GB	8/12 GB	8/12 GB
Storage device	128/256/512 GB, 1 TB	128/256/512 GB, 1 TB	128/256 GB	128/256/512 GB	128/256 GB	128/256 GB	256/512 GB
Ports	Lightning	Lightning	USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
Main camera	12 Mp, ƒ / 1.5 + 12 Mp, ƒ / 2.8 + 12 Mp, ƒ / 1.8	12 Mp, ƒ / 1.5 + 12 Mp, ƒ / 2.8 + 12 Mp, ƒ / 1.8	12 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 12 MP, ƒ / 2.2 + 64MP, ƒ / 2.0	108 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 12 MP, ƒ / 2.2 + 10 MP, ƒ / 2.4 + 10 MP, ƒ / 4.9	12 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 12 MP, ƒ / 2.2	48 MP, ƒ / 1.8 + 50 MP, ƒ / 2.2 + 8 MP, ƒ2.4 + 2 MP	50 MP, ƒ / 2.0 + 48 MP, ƒ / 4.1 + 48 MP, ƒ / 2.2
Front-camera	12 MP, ƒ / 2.2	12 MP, ƒ / 2.2	10 MP, ƒ / 2.2	40 MP, ƒ / 2.2	10 MP, ƒ / 2.4	16 MP, ƒ / 2.4	20 MP, ƒ / 2.2
Biometrics	Face ID	Face ID	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner, face identification	Fingerprint scanner, face identification
Protection	IP68	IP68	IP68	IP68	IPX8	IP68	IP68
Wireless charger	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5G	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6 / mmWave	Sub6 / mmWave	SA / NSA: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 (European version)	SA / NSA: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79
Price	$ 999	$ 1,099	$ 999	$ 1,199	$ 999	$ 969	$ 1300

As you can see, in some aspects, the new iPhones lose to competitors. In particular, they are clearly lagging behind in display resolution, and smaller models also lag behind in their refresh rate. The fact that Apple still refuses to switch from Lightning to universal USB Type-C can also be attributed to the disadvantages. On the other hand, Apple is the only one offering flagship smartphones with 1TB storage, which for some will be a very important option.

It is noteworthy that the iPhone 13 series has not changed much in size – except that they have become a little thicker and added in weight. However, this can be explained by a number of innovations.