The Apple iPhone 13 was first released in the United States in the fall of 2021 and, to date, it's been one of the tech company's most exciting products. Along with its original operating system, iOS 15, it allowed users to do some pretty cool things, and it offered an overall improvement in quality as far as things like battery life, the camera, and storage space were concerned. It even looks a little different. Let's look at some of the iPhone 13's most exciting features.
1. Animated Wallpapers
Let's start small. Wallpapers aren't the first things that come to mind when you think of cool new smartphone features, but this one is awesome. You can go into your settings and choose one of the new live wallpapers. When your screen is locked, they move and light up. There are only four to choose from, but this might change in time.
2. The Camera
Now, onto the bigger stuff. The iPhone camera seems to improve with each upgrade, and number 13 is no different. It has some cool features like macro mode, which helps when you want to take a close-up photo and keep the details as crisp and clear as possible. The camera also offers 3X optical zoom and 15X digital zoom.
3. Live Text
This is more a feature of the new iOS 15, but it's still worth a mention. Instead of copying and pasting text from a website or typing in text from a sign, you can simply aim your camera at it and copy, select all, translate, share, or look up the words online. This huge and welcome shortcut can help with everything from transferring documents to traveling and translating menus.
4. Photo Styling
Do you love filters or enhancing your pictures to make them look a little better? Well, you'll appreciate this. When you take pictures with your iPhone 13, you can choose standard mode, or you can pick between a few other photo styles, like "vibrant," "warm," "cool," and "rich contrast." It may not seem like a lot to choose from, but it can give your pictures a nice boost.
5. New Colors
Many people are excited about the fact that the iPhone 13 comes in new colors. There's Blue and a darker blue called Midnight. There's also Pink, Product Red, and Starlight, which is a whitish color. The new color is Green, and it's available for both the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini.
6. Limited Data Access
How apps access your data has become a huge and important topic, but with the iPhone 13, it's less of a headache. While you can turn off data access in your settings under the privacy section, you can also now select "Record App Activity." This will provide you with information about who is accessing your data and where they're getting it.
7. A15 Bionic Processor
Tech geeks are excited about the Apple A15 bionic processor. If you're not a tech geek, there's a reason for you to be excited too. Essentially, your phone will work better. It's fast, and your phone will perform better overall.
8. Improved Battery Life
Do you know what else that awesome processor will do? Improve your battery life. Apple suggests that the iPhone 13 has 2.5 hours of extra battery life compared to the iPhone 12. The iPhone 13 Mini will even see an increase of 90 minutes. That should help get you through the day.
9. Cinematic Mode
This will probably appeal more to people who do more than take cute pictures of their pets all day, but it's amazing either way. You can now take pictures in Cinematic Mode, which means taking lots of photos quickly without having to worry too much about focus. No more sitting and waiting to make sure your camera is ready.
10. More Storage
Say goodbye to running out of storage space and hello to saving all the pictures, videos, and apps your heart desires. The most basic iPhone 13 offers 128 GB of storage. You can also opt for 256 GB and 512 GB. Of course, the higher you go, the more your phone will cost. The 64 GB phones are a thing of the past.
