A slight camera upgrade, new emergency features, and... not a whole lot else

Better selfie camera, Good battery life, Crash detection and satellite SOS are neat

It’s more like an iPhone 13S, Display is still 60Hz, eSIM transition will be easy for most but painful for some

Apple seem to offer new phones each year so here is one of the recently launched iPhone 13 range. I have been using it out and about over the last few weeks with especial attention paid to its photographic abilities. So what does it offer the user apart from a name to justify its high end price?

Apple’s everyday iPhone gets some decent upgrades

Excellent battery life, Welcome camera improvements, So much power, 128GB base storage

No macro or telephoto, Lightning rather than USB-C, iPhone 12 offers most of the same for less

Is Apple's vanilla iPhone good enough to make you skip the Pro model?...

Unlucky number? Doesn't matter! The 13th generation of one of the mainstays among smartphones is now once again trying to appease Apple fans and convert Android disciples. To accomplish this, it features a new processor, longer battery life and sensor shift image stabilization.

very bright OLED display..., ...with excellent color accuracy, sharp pictures with good contrast, one of the fastest smartphones, good battery life, wide variety of accessories available, good signal strength, fast Wi-Fi

display limited to 60 Hz, mediocre sound at maximum volume, no macro lens, case noticeably warm under load, wide notch

Small improvements make the iPhone 13 a better smartphone than the 12, but it’s no longer the best-value iPhone

More storage, Sensor shift stabilisation, Brighter display

Most upgrades will be barely noticeable, No 120Hz display

The iPhone 13 is Apple’s mid-range offering, and as such, it’s only fair to expect a mid-range performance - and that’s especially true of the on-board camera.

Cheaper than the iPhone 13 Pro, Cinematic Video mode included, Improved camera compared to last year’s iPhone 12

No raw format shooting, No telephoto lens, No macro mode

The iPhone 13 is the most appealing offering from Apple this year if one were to consider price, the battery life and the overall camera performance. If you are on an iPhone XS or older, and wish to upgrade this year, this would be my solid recommendation.

The iPhone 13 keeps everything that was great about the iPhone 12, cuts £20 off the price, doubles the starting storage and adds two meaningful upgrades: longer battery life and a better camera.

Pros: better cameras, water resistant, Face ID, longer battery life, great performance, great screen with smaller notch, durable and easy to hold, 5G, long software support.

Cons: no USB-C, need your own charger, no telephoto camera, screen slower than competition and 13 Pro.

“The iPhone 13 continues to be Apple's mainstay model, offering most of the value of the Pro at a lower price.”