Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A17 Pro, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Lighter design: 187g vs 204g
- Higher battery capacity: 3274mAh vs 3095mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.2 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 242 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.6 mm (5.77 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Blue |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3780 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.11 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.78 (Everest) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple A17 GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2147.2 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2920 | 2256 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7447 | 5416 |
| CPU | 345236 | 309276 |
| GPU | 562280 | 430651 |
| Memory | 275580 | 274739 |
| UX | 349273 | 308033 |
| NanoReview Score | 1532369 | 1322699 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 39.4 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9486 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | NVMe |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 15.2 GB |
Battery
| Volume | 3274 mAh | 3095 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:33 h | 1:38 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:28 h | 09:39 h |
| Video Playback | 17:33 h | 15:16 h |
| Games | 05:41 h | 05:20 h |
| Standby Mode | 111 h | 107 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | 139 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | n/a | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | 75 |
| Preview | 85 | 81 |
| Zoom | n/a | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Active | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1000 |
| MSRP ($) | 999 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
