Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro or Apple iPhone 15 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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Release date 2021, September 14 2023, September 12
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.3 mm | 5.77 x 5.77 x 2.78 in
Weight 204 g | 7.2 oz 187 g | 6.6 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
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Colors Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Battery 3095 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3274 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 22 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 6.1" in
Screen area 90.2 cm2 91.3 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0% 88.2%
Screen resolution 1170 x 2532 px 1179 x 2556 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 461 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (HBM)
-1200 nits (peak)
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
-Always-On display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, st
DxOMark Main Score 137 154
DxOMark Photo 144 153
DxOMark Video 119 158
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 99 149
DxOMark Photo 102 145
DxOMark Video 95 156

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 15 iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.2
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1307197 1516275
Antutu 10 CPU 326624 382538
Antutu 10 GPU 430591 527818
Antutu 10 Mem 236128 267129
Antutu 10 UX 326624 382538
Antutu 9 Total 837856
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2280 2900
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5507 7214
GeekBench 6 Metal 19851 27103
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1705 2888
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4523 7147

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Ultra Wideband 2 (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- 25W Fast charging 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 2.0
-15W wireless (MagSafe)
-15W wireless (Qi2)
-4.5W reverse wired
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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