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    iPHONE 13 REVIEW: AN ESSENTIAL PHONE BUT A NONESSENTIAL UPGRADE

    Nov 16, 2021 6 minutes
    BY MICHAEL SIMON

    If not for the arrangement of the cameras, the iPhone 13 would be nearly impossible to distinguish from the iPhone 12. There are other subtle differences—it’s a hair thicker, the volume and side buttons are lower, the notch is smaller, and the colors are a bit more subdued—but the main differentiator is the diagonal placement of the rear camera lenses.

    Like everything about the iPhone 13, that subtle change is more meaningful than it seems. You get the same wide and ultra-wide camera system as on the iPhone 12, but the diagonal placement is necessary to accommodate an advanced camera system. It’s a classic Apple upgrade—seemingly superfluous on the outside but hiding much bigger things on the inside.

    The iPhone 13 will garner its share of annual buyers, but it isn’t an essential upgrade for anyone using an iPhone 12 or maybe even an . But that’s not really who it’s meant for. The iPhone 13 is the phone for the millions of Apple users who skipped

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