Apple iPhone 13 series launch event: At the Apple event tonight, the tech giant has launched the iPhone 13 series consisting of four models – iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. The new iPhone 13 series  runs iOS 15, comes with a larger battery, more storage, a new A15 Bionic processor and new camera features. 

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iPhone 13 India price starts at Rs 79,900 for the base 128GB storage. The 256GB storage and 512GB model come at Rs 89,900 and Rs 1,09,900, respectively. iPhone 13 mini India price starts at Rs 69,900 for the base 128GB storage. The 256GB storage and 512GB model come at Rs 79,900 and Rs 99,900, respectively. 

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iPhone 13 Pro India price starts at Rs 1,19,900 for the base 128GB storage. The 256GB storage, 512GB and 1TB model come at Rs 1,29,900, Rs 1,49,900 and Rs 1,69,900, respectively.  iPhone 13 Pro Max India price starts at Rs 1,29,900 for the base 128GB storage. The 256GB storage, 512GB and 1TB model come at Rs 1,39,900, Rs 1,58,900 and Rs 1,79,900, respectively. 

In India, the US, UK, Japan, China, Australia and Canada, preorders will begin on September 17, with retail availability starting on September 24. The iPhone 13 gets a new camera system which is apparent from the new diagonal orientation of the two cameras on the back of the phone. The camera bump on the iPhone 12 had the two cameras stacked vertically. Apple claims the larger battery along with iOS 15, the A15 chip and the updated displays gives the iPhone 13 a longer battery life.

Apple has used surgical grade stainless steel for the iPhone 13 Pro models, with a custom finish that's said to be resistant to abrasion and corrosion. There are four new colours: Graphite, Gold, Silver, and Sierra Blue. The base model of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini are available in five colors: Pink, Blue, Midnight, Starlight and Product Red.

The new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini includes a smaller notch  allowing for more display area. The notch is 20 per cent smaller, and the new Super Retina XDR display is 28 per cent brighter with 1200 nits peak brightness. he iPhone 13 features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display.

Additionally, the iPhone 13 sports a new A15 Bionic chipset under the hood, which Apple says is up to 50 per cent faster than the leading rival chips and offers up to 30 per cent better graphical performance. As for biometrics, the iPhone 13 gets support for Touch ID (in the power button), and Face ID as well.

The iPhone 13 camera module houses dual sensors. It has a 12MP f/1.6 primary camera sensor and a 12MP f/2.4 ultrawide lens that has a 120-degree field of view. The primary camera comes with sensor-shift stabilisation. Apple has slightly tweaked the camera module design and placed the lenses diagonally. The new iPhone 13 series camera comes with Cinematic Mode, manual tracking of focus and more.

The iPhone 13 Pro models have a new 77mm telephoto camera with 3X optical zoom, an ultra-wide camera that can now take macro shots at up to 2cm from a subject, and a primary wide camera with an f/1.5 aperture and 1.9um sensor pixels. It is said to capture more light, for less noise, faster shutters, and longer brackets when using a tripod. All cameras including the telephoto one now work with Night Mode, because of computational photography.