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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Display test: A hair behind the 13 Pro Max

December 2, 2021
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The Apple iPhone 13 Pro arrived on the market along with the rest of the iPhone 13 line in September 2021. Apart from a smaller screen, the 13 Pro otherwise shares the same features as the iPhone 13 Pro Max, and put in a similar performance in our Display protocol tests. This short review will focus on the almost negligible differences between the two models.

Key display specifications:

  • 6.1″ OLED display
  • Dimensions: 71.5 x 146.7 x 7.65 mm (2.82 x 5.78 x 0.30 inches)
  • Resolution: 2532 x 1170 (460 ppi)
  • Aspect ratio: 19.5:9 ratio
  • Maximum refresh rate: 120 Hz
  • Chipset: A15 Bionic

About DXOMARK Display tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone and other display reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective and perceptual tests under controlled lab and real-life conditions. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. Note that we evaluate display attributes using only the device’s built-in display hardware and its still image (gallery) and video apps at their default settings. (For in-depth information about how we evaluate smartphone and other displays, check out our articles, “How DXOMARK tests display quality” and “A closer look at DXOMARK Display testing.”)

Test summary

Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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display
Readability
76

Best

Color
86

91

Video
86

91

Motion
85

87

Touch
79

85

Artifacts
84

86

DISPLAY
Position in Global Ranking
2nd
1. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
99
2. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
98
3. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
95
3. Oppo Find X5 Pro
95
5. Oppo Find X5
94
6. Apple iPhone 13
93
6. Huawei P50 Pro
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
93
11. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
92
12. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
91
12. Vivo X70 Pro+
91
14. Apple iPhone 13 mini
90
14. Google Pixel 6 Pro
90
14. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
90
14. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
90
18. OnePlus 9 Pro
89
18. OnePlus 8T
89
18. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
89
18. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
89
18. TCL 20 Pro 5G
89
18. Vivo X60 Pro+
89
18. Xiaomi 11T
89
25. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
88
25. LG Wing
88
25. OnePlus 9
88
25. OnePlus 8 Pro
88
25. Oppo Find X3 Pro
88
25. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
88
25. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
88
25. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
88
33. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87
33. Google Pixel 6
87
33. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
87
33. Vivo X51 5G
87
33. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
87
33. Xiaomi Mi 11
87
33. Xiaomi 11T Pro
87
40. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
40. Sony Xperia 1 III
86
42. Apple iPhone 12
85
42. Huawei P40 Pro
85
42. Oppo Find X3 Neo
85
42. Xiaomi 12 Pro
85
46. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84
46. Realme GT 5G
84
48. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
83
48. TCL 10 Pro
83
48. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend
83
48. Xiaomi Mi 11i
83
48. Xiaomi 12
83
53. Asus ROG Phone 5
82
54. Asus Zenfone 8
81
54. Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G
81
54. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
81
57. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
80
57. Oppo Reno6 5G
80
59. Oppo Find X5 Lite
79
59. Oppo Find X3 Lite
79
59. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
79
59. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
79
63. Sony Xperia 5 II
78
63. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
78
65. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
77
65. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
77
67. Oppo Find X2 Pro
76
68. Google Pixel 5
74
68. Microsoft Surface Duo
74
70. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
73
71. Black Shark 4S Pro
72
71. Black Shark 4 Pro
72
71. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
72
74. Asus ROG Phone 3
70
75. Fairphone 4
69
76. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
61
77. Nokia 8.3 5G
55
78. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
53
79. Realme C21
43
DISPLAY
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking
2nd
1. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
99
2. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
98
3. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
95
3. Oppo Find X5 Pro
95
5. Oppo Find X5
94
6. Huawei P50 Pro
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
93
10. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
91
10. Vivo X70 Pro+
91
12. Google Pixel 6 Pro
90
12. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
90
14. OnePlus 9 Pro
89
14. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
89
14. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
89
14. Vivo X60 Pro+
89
18. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
88
18. LG Wing
88
18. OnePlus 8 Pro
88
18. Oppo Find X3 Pro
88
22. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87
22. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
87
22. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
87
25. Sony Xperia 1 III
86
26. Huawei P40 Pro
85
26. Xiaomi 12 Pro
85
28. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84
29. Sony Xperia 5 II
78
30. Oppo Find X2 Pro
76
31. Microsoft Surface Duo
74
32. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
73
33. Asus ROG Phone 3
70
34. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
61

Pros

  • The device ensures a proper readability of pictures, indoors and outdoors.
  • HDR10 content is well managed, with proper brightness, high contrast, and good color management.
  • The device feels smooth and no frame drops are visible.
  • Colors are maintained when the device is viewed on angle.

Cons

  • Brightness is too low in low-light conditions for photos in the gallery, web pages, and SDR video content.
  • The device sometimes shows a yellow cast.
  • The blue light filter has a strong impact on color.

The Apple iPhone 13 Pro came in just a point behind the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is currently the top-ranked phone in our Display protocol database.

Only very slight differences separated the two smartphones. On the one hand, the iPhone 13 Pro’s color rendering of images viewed in indoor conditions showed a slightly more orange cast than seen on the 13 Pro Max, as illustrated below:

Indoor color: Apple iPhone 13 Pro (top), Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (bottom)
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)

On the other hand, the iPhone 13 Pro’s display had better color uniformity across the entire screen than the Pro Max, as seen below:

Color uniformity: Apple iPhone 13 Pro (left), Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (right)
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)

For all other attributes, the two iPhone 13 models performed identically; and in fact, the only reason the 13 Pro comes in just behind the 13 Pro Max is that the 13 Pro has a smaller screen-to-body ratio.

For more detailed information about the iPhone 13 Pro’s performance, please see our review of the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max here.

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