SpecEagle review · Apple

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

Item: iPhone 13
Rating: 78
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2021·$799

Overall

78/100

Class rank

#1 of 5

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 — right at the 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 80-point average for premium phones of 2021.

ChipsetApple A15 Bionic (5 nm)

RAM4 GB

Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB

04Battery

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among premium phones of 2021 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,240 mAh

Wired~20 W Lightning

Wireless15 W MagSafe

05Build

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2021.

06Value

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 76-point 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.

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