Apple iPhone 13 vs iPhone 11 Pro

65 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13
VS
58 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Apple iPhone 13 (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on September 14, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 2 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (23:23 vs 20:02 hours)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1413K versus 1096K)
  • Thinner bezels – 6.8% more screen real estate
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
  • 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2241 and 1543 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 13 and iPhone 11 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 44% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Apple iPhone 11 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: performance, battery life, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels 1125 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection - Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 80.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 129% 99.4%
PWM 609 Hz 290 Hz
Response time 7.5 ms 7.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPhone 13
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone 11 Pro
5.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 13 +5%
838 nits
795 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) 144 mm (5.67 inches)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) 71.4 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone 13 +8%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro
SoC
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 3230 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU (4 cores) Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 640 256
GPU clock 1338 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 13 +45%
2241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone 13 +33%
5317
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 18447 -
Single-core score 2241 1543
Multi-core score 5317 4009
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 13 +29%
1413275
1096858
CPU 410975 337985
GPU 370837 307714
Memory 164151 152781
UX 467312 298378
Total score 1413275 1096858
Samples [26 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
iPhone 13 +23%
3225
Stability 76% 78%
Graphics test 12 FPS 10 FPS
Section 1 16 FPS 12 FPS
Section 2 12 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 9 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 3225 2622
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iPhone 13 +19%
2445
Stability 74% 74%
Graphics test 14 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2445 2053
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu 111297615
📘 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu 111461749
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 GPU18864
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 CPU2327 / 5604
📘 2026-09-03 (Yulik🇺🇦)AnTuTu 111289105
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-09 (iza1na)AnTuTu 11924067
📘 2026-06-04 (Rodik)AnTuTu 111096858
📘 2026-01-16 (Dshroneson)AnTuTu 111234094
📘 2026-01-10 (Krish)AnTuTu 111043428

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
OS size 18 GB -

Battery

Capacity 3227 mAh 3046 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:46 hr 1:42 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:29 hr 07:38 hr
Watching video 13:58 hr 12:11 hr
Gaming 05:12 hr 04:50 hr
Standby 114 hr 99 hr
General battery life
iPhone 13 +17%
23:23 hr
20:02 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED -
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX603 Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.7 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 52 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 14 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX372 -
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 65 -
Preview 76 -
Zoom 65 -
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 128 -
Video 143 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type - No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
83.2 dB
85 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2021 September 2019
Release date September 2021 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $800 $999
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 - Apple iPhone 17 Pro
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.98 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 13 is definitely a better buy.

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Jack August 23, 2022 at 07:18 AM
One considerable reason why iPhone 11 is better than the 13, for a photography hobbyist, is the extra zoom lens. Going to 13 would be a downgrade for me.
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Kigwa October 20, 2024 at 10:18 AM
11 pro also has -premium design because of stainless steel frame. -pocketable and compact design -Matte real glass -louder stereo speakers -lower price
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