[Breaking news]iPhone 13 announced. “50% faster than other companies’ major smartphones” A15 Bionic installed, notch reduced –Engadget Japanese version

Apple has announced the iPhone 13. There are two versions, a 6.1-inch regular model and a 5.4-inch iPhone 13 mini. What changed in appearance was that the notch at the top of the screen was reduced by about 20%, further increasing the screen space.

The SoC is equipped with A15 Bionic manufactured by the 5nm process. It has a 6-core configuration consisting of 2 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, and is “50% faster than other major smartphones,” according to Apple. Neural Engine is equipped with 16 cores. In addition, the 4-core GPU is “30% faster than other companies”, and it can easily run heavy-duty games and AR applications.

A larger battery space is secured than before by reviewing the internal design. This has also been improved on the iPhone 13 mini, and the iPhone 13 can be driven for up to 2.5 hours compared to the iPhone 12, and the iPhone 13 Mini can be driven for up to 1.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12 Mini.

In terms of hardware, the iPhone 13 seems to be a brush-up version of the iPhone 12, which appeared in a full model change last year, and can be said to be the conventional “S” model standing position.

The rear camera uses an f / 1.6 lens and a 12MP sensor for the wide angle, and the ultra wide angle is a combination of the f / 2.4 lens and the 12MP sensor, and the lenses that were lined up vertically on the iPhone 12 are now slanted. The image stabilization function uses the sensor shift method installed in the iPhone 12 Pro Max last year.

A new “cinematic mode” has been introduced as a video function that automatically adjusts the focus between multiple people during shooting. For example, if there is a person who frames in from outside the screen, the focus is moved to that person, and if the person turns to another person, the focus is switched to that person. Of course, it is also possible to lock the focus on a specific person.

Dustproof and waterproof performance is IP68. This is an indicator that there is no dust intrusion under any circumstances and it can withstand continuous submersion, but Apple says that under the condition of “maximum depth 6 m, up to 30 minutes”, “splash, water resistance, dust resistance are permanent. It is not in a state like that. “

Both models have a lineup of 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage configurations. The colors are pink, blue, midnight, starlight and (PRODUCT) RED.

Prices start at JPY 98,800 for the iPhone 13 and JPY 86,800 for the iPhone 13 mini. Reservations start from 9 pm on September 17th. Release is September 24th.