It’s that time of the year – Apple announced new iPhones, discounted some older models and discontinued others. If you are looking for a new phone, would you pick up one of the iPhone 13 series?
Pre-orders started this Friday in the first wave of countries, there the new phones will start shipping on September 24 (Friday next week). You can consult the table below for the pricing of the models with base storage in various countries:
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
US
USD 700
USD 800
USD 1,000
USD 1,100
Canada
CAD 950
CAD 1,100
CAD 1,400
CAD 1,550
UK
GBP 680
GBP 780
GBP 950
GBP 1,050
Ireland
EUR 830
EUR 930
EUR 1,180
EUR 1,280
Australia
AUD 1,200
AUD 1,350
AUD 1,700
AUD 1,850
Germany
EUR 800
EUR 900
EUR 1,150
EUR 1,250
France
EUR 810
EUR 910
EUR 1,160
EUR 1,260
Italy
EUR 840
EUR 940
EUR 1,190
EUR 1,290
Poland
PLN 3,600
PLN 4,200
PLN 5,200
PLN 5,700
India
INR 70,000
INR 80,000
INR 120,000
INR 130,000
Malaysia
MYR 3,400
MYR 3,900
MYR 4,900
MYR 5,300
Thailand
THB 26,000
THB 30,000
THB 39,000
THB 43,000
China
CNY 5,200
CNY 6,000
CNY 8,000
CNY 9,000
Speaking of storage, the iPhone 13 and 13 mini now start at 128GB, while their predecessors had 64GB as base. This means there’s less pressure to pay the extra $100/€120 (64GB can be quite limiting these days). And since the prices are the same, this is a bit of a free upgrade. There is also a new 512GB model, though that seems excessive for a non-Pro model.
As for the Pros, the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max stuck with the same base storage as last year (128GB) and the same pricing, except for the addition of the new 1TB model.
Highlights: iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max • iPhone 13 and 13 mini
The Pro models are the first iPhones with high refresh rate screens (120Hz), an Apple A15 chip with an extra GPU core, noticeably improved cameras (larger main sensor, 3x magnification on the tele camera), longer battery life (by up to 2.5 hours compared to the 12 Pro series) and other improvements like dual eSIM.
The 13 and 13 mini feature brighter displays, though they still run at 60 Hz. The chipset is faster than last year, but the GPU has 4 cores (vs. 5 cores on the Pro phones). The cameras are improved as well, as long as you weren’t hoping for a telephoto lens on a non-Pro phone. Also, battery life was improved and they should last about 1.5 hours longer than the 12-series models.
Apple discontinued the iPhone 12 Pro series, though there should still be units available in non-Apple stores for some time to come. The iPhone 12 and 12 mini are still in action and they received $100 price cuts to $700 and $600, respectively. Even the iPhone 11 and iPhone SE (2020) are still kicking around with similar $100 discounts to $500 and $300, respectively.
So, if you’re looking for a new phone, will it be an iPhone 13 and which one? Or perhaps one of the older models?
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And since we spent so much time talking about storage, if you’re buying an iPhone, how much storage are you getting?
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