Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) is ₹1,15,000 dearer.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
Apple
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
₹1,59,900
Apple does not publish an update commitment, unlike Google and Samsung, so the six to seven years here is inferred from history rather than promised -- worth knowing when comparing against a Pixel's explicit seven.
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Apple
Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
₹44,900
Still the longest-supported phone at this price by a wide margin — an iPhone 13 bought today will receive iOS updates for years after every Android phone here has stopped.
Full details →Who the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is for
Buy it if: Anyone in the Apple ecosystem wanting the longest practical support and ProRes video capability.
Avoid it if: Anyone who wants a published update commitment, or fast charging.
Who the Apple iPhone 13 is for
Buy it if: Buyers who keep a phone five years or more, or who want into the Apple ecosystem cheaply.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will notice a 60 Hz display after using a 120 Hz one.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | Apple iPhone 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,59,900 | ₹44,900 |
| Battery | 4441 mAh | 3240 mAh |
| Charging | About 27 W wired, 15 W MagSafe -- roughly 100 minutes to full | 20 W wired, 15 W MagSafe, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro, 3 nanometre | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Display | 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR LTPO, 120 Hz ProMotion | 6.1 inch Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak outdoors, 1000 nits sustained full screen | 1200 nits peak (HDR) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Rear camera | 48 MP main with OIS + 12 MP periscope 5x + 12 MP ultrawide | 12 MP main with sensor-shift OIS (f/1.6) + 12 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS, based on Apple's history rather than a published commitment | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS updates from launch |
| Storage | 256 GB NVMe | 128 GB NVMe |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Weight | 221 g | 174 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Display type | not published | OLED, 60 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 12 MP TrueDepth |
| Port | USB-C, but USB 3 speeds only on Pro models -- 10 Gbps | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.