iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini have finally Launched In Nepal. Apple had launched them globally in the month of September. Now, the products are finally available for purchase in Nepal. The price of the devices is a little bit hiked. So, let us have a detailed look at the specs, availability, iPhone 13 price in Nepal and the same for iPhone 13 mini below.

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iPhone 13/13 Mini Overview

Apple has launched iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini, they are the successors of last year’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini. These are the base models of the iPhone 13 Series as other higher models are iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Not a big update but this iPhone 13 brings many minor updates to make this year’s iPhone more better and powerful. 

Design And Display

Starting off with the design, iPhone 13 is pretty similar to iPhone 12. It has a sleek, flat edge display with a flat surface at the rear side excluding the camera bump. Its dual camera is now set diagonally to provide more space for the camera sensor. The front display is protected by Ceramic Shield, has Glass back and an aluminum design in the frame. It has the same notch on the top which is now 20% smaller than the previous generation iPhones. Talking about the dimensions, iPhone 13 has 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 in) and weight of 174 g. The iPhone 13 Mini has 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 in)dimensions and weight of 141 g (4.97 oz). 

Both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini has Super Retina XDR display where iPhone 13 has a 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display with 2532‑by‑1170-pixel resolution at 460 PPI density and iPhone 13 Mini has a 5.4‑inch all‑screen OLED display with 2340‑by‑1080-pixel resolution at 476 PPI density. The common features that both of these models share are HDR display, True Tone, Wide color (P3), Haptic Touch, 1200 nits max brightness (HDR), Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, and many more.

Cameras

One of the most talked-about topics during the iPhone 13 launch event is its camera. The company has declared it as the most powerful dual-camera system in iPhone history.  As mentioned earlier, both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini have the same diagonally placed dual-camera system. It has a 12MP Wide camera and a 12MP Ultra-wide camera(120° field of view). Apple had introduced Sensor‑shift optical image stabilization in iPhone 12 Pro Max and now, it’s in iPhone 13 as well. Other features include 2x optical zoom out, Digital zoom up to 5x, Night mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4, and many more. 

Although the front notch’s size is minimized, it has the same 12MP TrueDepth Front Camera. The camera system and size are the same as last year but it’s packed with a bundle of features. The front camera has Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control. The Portrait Lighting now has six effects: Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono. Other features include Animoji and Memoji, Night mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4, and Photographic Styles. The new video recording mode included in iPhone 13 is Cinematic Mode in [email protected] and as usual, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps. 

Performance

There is no doubt that Apple’s chipset is ahead of the competition by at least two years. The company has proved it time and again. The A14 Bionic chipset was a powerful chipset and they have again upgraded it as the new A15 Bionic processor is in the iPhone 13. A15 Bionic chip has a new 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores. Apple has its own GPU with 4 cores and 16 cores Neural Engine. 

iPhone 13 has put more focus on Machine Learning. The 16 core Neural Engine can perform 15.8trillion operations per second. As we all know, Apple never unveils its RAM capacity so we just talk about storage capacity. iPhone 13, as well as iPhone 13 Mini, will be available in 3 storage variants: 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini are running on iOS 15 which was launched back in Apple Spring Event 2021.

Battery and Others

With the new A15 Bionic chip, the battery capacity of the iPhone 13 has increased more. iPhone 13 has a 2.5hours longer battery capacity compared to iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 Mini has 1.5 hours longer than iPhone 12 Mini. With a 20W fast charging adaptor, it can be charged up to 50% within 30minutes of charging. It supports MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W and Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W. 

Face ID, Barometer, Three‑axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor are the sensors available in iPhone 13. For the connectivity, it has a 5G network (sub‑6 GHz and mmWave), Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LAA, Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra-Wideband chip for spatial awareness, NFC with reader mode, and Express Cards with a power reserve. 

Under IEC standard 60529, iPhone 13 has IP68 ratings because of which the iPhone will survive a maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes in water. As iPhone has a full-screen display, Face Unlock is the only option for biometric. For facial recognition, the TrueDepth Camera is the responsible one. Also, have a look at the best 5G phones available in Nepal.

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iPhone 13/ 13 Mini Technical Specifications

• Dimension: 
  • 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 in)
  • 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 in) [13 Mini]
• Weight: 
  • 174 g (6.14 oz) 
  • 141 g (4.97 oz) [13 Mini]
• Display:  Super Retina XDR display
  • 6.1-inch OLED display, 2532 x 1170-pixel resolution at 460 PPI Density
  • 5.4‑inch OLED display, 2340 x 1080-pixel resolution at 476 PPI Density [13 Mini]
  • 800 nits max brightness (typical); 1200 nits max brightness (HDR)
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • HDR display, True Tone, Wide color (P3), Haptic Touch

• Processor: A15 Bionic
• GPU:  4‑core GPU
• Storage: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
• Software: iOS 15
• Rear Camera: Dual Camera Setup
  • 12 MP Wide Lens, f/1.6, 26mm, 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS)
  • 12 MP Ultra-wide, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm 
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
• Rear Video: [email protected]/30/60fps, [email protected]/60/120/240fps,
• Front Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″
• Video: [email protected]/25/30/60fps, [email protected]/60/120fps
• Battery: 2.5hours longer battery capacity compared to iPhone 12, 1.5 hours more compared to iPhone 12 Mini [13 Mini]
• Charging: 
  • USB Power Delivery 2.0
  • MagSafe wireless charging 15W
  • Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
• Colors: Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
• Sensor: Face ID, Barometer, Three‑axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
• Security: Face ID
• Network: 5G
• 5G Bands: sub‑6 GHz and mmWave
• Connectivity: Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO and LAA, Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra-Wideband chip for spatial awareness, NFC with reader mode, Express Cards with a power reserve, Built-in GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou, Digital compass
• Price In Nepal: Rs. 122,990 (128GB) , Rs. 139,990 (256GB), Rs. 173,990 (512GB) [iPhone 13 Mini] | Rs. 139,990 (128GB) , Rs. 156,990 (256GB), Rs. 191,990 (512GB) [iPhone 13]

iPhone 13/13 Mini Price And Availability In Nepal

iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini get their price hiked in Nepal. iPhone 13 Mini now costs Rs. 122,990 for the base variant and iPhone 13 costs Rs. 139,990 for 128GB variant in Nepal. The brand offers various gifts and coupons on the purchase of devices. It is now available for purchase on EvoStore and Oliz Store. You also get 1 year of breakage insurance on the device upon the purchase of smartphones.

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Final Verdict

As already mentioned, there are no major upgrades in iPhone 13 Series from iPhone 12 Series. But, there are too many minor upgrades which will surely attract the customers. The New A15 Bionic chipset, 20% smaller notch, Cinematic Video Mode, bumped battery life, 800 nits XDR display are the highlighting features of the iPhone 13. 

If you already own the iPhone 12 variants, then buying iPhone 13 or 13 Mini might not be a good idea. But for others, you can surely go with iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Mini.

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So, what are your thoughts on the new iPhone series? Are you satisfied with the specs and pricing of the device? So, which one will you buy iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Mini? Do let us know in the comment section below.