Now that Apple has made the details and specs of the iPhone 13 public I have to say that I am underwhelmed, but I suppose it's about what we should have expected given that despite the 13 moniker, this is really just a 12s, a mid-life update of the 12.

The camera tweaks and the claimed better battery life* are clear pluses. But the lack of some form of touch ID is really disappointing. And the [sometimes, depending on the app being used] 120hz display seems behind the curve. *Clearly they eschewed an 'always-on' 120hz display to preserve battery life, yet other phone makers seem to have figured out how to do it.

Last year I opined that I might have to figure some way of getting out of the $800 AT&T trade-in deal on my 12 Pro in order to upgrade to the 13 Pro. But looking at the specs, I don't feel any real need to do that now. A sometimes-on 120hz display and minor camera tweaks just don't seem very compelling.