Apple iPhone 13 vs Apple iPhone 17e
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPhone 13 and Apple iPhone 17e
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
- + A15 Bionic
- + Dual-camera system
- + Ceramic Shield
- + MagSafe support
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17e
- + Apple A19 chipset
- + 6.1 inches display
- + 8 GB RAM
- + 48 megapixels main camera
- + 4005 mAh battery
Pros & Cons
- Excellent performance
- Great cameras
- Long software support
- Strong battery life
- 60Hz display
- No telephoto camera
- Lightning port
- Slow charging compared to Android
"Excellent balance of performance, camera quality and battery life that remains competitive years after launch."
- Flagship-level performance
- Great gaming capability
- 5G connectivity
- Water resistant (IP68)
- Wireless charging support
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
"A high-end flagship Apple iPhone 17e smartphone with strong performance (94/100). Suited for flagship-tier daily use and demanding tasks."
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Benchmarks
| Apple iPhone 13 | Apple iPhone 17e | |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5600 | 9039 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22000 | 31620 |
| AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 1350000 | 2262704 |
| GPU | 430000 | 746672 |
| Memory | 250000 | 258453 |
| UX | 260000 | 584228 |
| Total Score | 1350000 | 2262704 |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | N/A | 1772 |
| Stability | N/A | — |
| Graphics test | N/A | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | N/A | 7849 |
| 3DMark Solar Bay | N/A | 7849 |
| Section 1 | N/A | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | N/A | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | N/A | 25 FPS |
Specifications
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Super Retina XDR OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1" | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 2532 x 1170 | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 PPI | 457 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.00% | 87.10% |
| Display features | HDR10|Dolby Vision | #NAME? |
| Display tests | N/A | |
| RGB color space | 100% DCI-P3 | 99.80% |
| PWM | 480Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | N/A | 4 ms |
| Contrast | 2000000:1 | ∞ Infinity |
| Peak brightness test (auto) | 1180 nits | 825 nits |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 146.7 mm | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Aluminum | Metal |
| Colors | Starlight|Midnight|Blue|Pink|Green|Red | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Repairability | 10-Jun | Average (2.79/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.00% | 87.10% |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | Apple A15 Bionic | |
| Chipset | A15 Bionic | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 3.23 GHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | 2x Avalanche + 4x Blizzard | - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5nm | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | 16-core Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | |
| Graphics | Apple Custom GPU | |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | |
| GPU clock | N/A | |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 4 GB | |
| Ram Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | Dual | 4 |
| Storage | 128GB|256GB|512GB | |
| Storage size | 128 GB | |
| Storage type | NVMe | |
| Memory Card | No |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | iOS 15 (upgradable) | iOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.4) |
| OS updates | 5+ years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5+ years | 7 years |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 3240 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | 15W MagSafe | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | 5W Reverse Wireless | |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 105 min | 1:34 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 | 1000 cycles |
| Battery life tests | Excellent | |
| Web browsing | 16 hrs | 11:40 hr |
| Watching video | 20 hrs | 16:33 hr |
| Gaming | 6 hrs | 06:37 hr |
| Standby | N/A | 135 hr |
| General battery life | 1.5 days | 28:10 hr |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Matrix | Dual Camera | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | |
| Zoom | 5x Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED Flash | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | No | |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | 4K 60fps | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | 1080p 240fps | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240fps | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | |
| Lenses | Wide|Ultra-wide | 1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | Smart HDR 4|Deep Fusion|Night Mode | #NAME? |
| Standard lens | Wide | |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | |
| Sensor | Sony Sensor | |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | |
| Autofocus | Yes | Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | Ultra-wide | |
| Pixel size | 1.0 µm |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Megapixels | 12 MP | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony Sensor | CMOS |
| Pixel size | 1.0 µm | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 4K 60fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | MIMO|Hotspot | #NAME? |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | A2DP|LE | LE |
| USB type | Lightning | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | Charging|Data Transfer | #NAME? |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS|GLONASS|Galileo|QZSS|BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Network | 5G | |
| Type of SIM card | Nano-SIM + eSIM | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Dual SIM | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 3G network | Yes | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| 4G network | Yes | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Speakers test | Very Good | |
| Max loudness | -25.5 LUFS | 88.5 dB |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Apple iPhone 17e ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Smartphone | Mid-range |
| Announced | 9/14/2021 | 26-Mar |
| Release date | 9/24/2021 | 26-Mar |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $599 |
| Sensors | Face ID|Accelerometer|Gyroscope|Barometer|Compass|Proximity Sensor | #NAME? |
| Bundled charger | No | Not included |
