OR Apple iPhone 13 It’s the new base phone from the Cupertino giant, the gateway to the Apple ecosystem, and one of the most sought-after iOS smartphones right now. It was presented last September and brings together several improvements, especially in the quality and capabilities for capturing photography and video, as DxO, responsible for the ranking, now attests. DxOMark.
The highest authority in the evaluation and classification of digital cameras now places the Apple iPhone 13 model standard, above last year’s Pro model. Indeed, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro was outperformed by the 2021 base model.
DxOMark gives iPhone 13 an edge over iPhone 12 Pro
The new Apple iPhone 13, in its main photographic module, uses the same sensor present in the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Now with Dual-Pixel autofocus to the detriment of the PDAF system. Captured light is channeled through a lens with a focal aperture of f / 1.6, reaching a sensor with stabilization technology Shift sensor to reduce vibrations. The resolution is 12 MP.
This primary sensor is accompanied by a 12 MP secondary sensor with an ultra wide angle lens. Its lens has an f / 2.4 aperture capable of capturing sharper images and covering a larger area (120 degrees) with the 13mm equivalent lens.
We knew in advance that the iPhone 13 Pro had outperformed the two iPhone 12 Pro models from last year. However, we now see the base model, without considering the iPhone 13 mini, surpassing even the 12 Pro presented in October 2020.
DxOMark gives an overall score of 130 points to the iPhone 13. This is divided into 138 points in the quality of the captured photo. Therefore, it is one of the highest scores in this segment. In fact, even the zoom performance is noteworthy with 55 points assigned to “zoom”.
Excellent photo capture phone according to DxOMark
As mentioned above, the iPhone 13 also benefits from Sensor Shift technology introduced in 2020. This translates to better results in both photography and video. So it’s only natural that we see this significantly higher score on the iPhone 13 compared to last year’s Pro model.
Finally, we see the iPhone 13 and iPhone mini tied for 10th place by DxOMark. A list of the best phones for photography is available, with good surprises, including this year’s releases of Cupertino technology.
The Apple iPhone 13 costs from € 929 in Portugal.