# Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-pro/

8 people recommended Apple iPhone 13 Pro in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Owners praise its well-built hardware and long life, though software problems and battery drain are the common complaints.

Summary written by Claude from 12 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Well-built, durable hardware (2 comments in the sample): "I will say my 13 Pro is a beautiful piece of hardware but the software shortcomings are beginning to pile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46693566)) "I feel like all iphones these days are built like tanks. The waterproofing helps a ton." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834356))
- Lasts years without problems (2 comments in the sample): "This thing will probably last a few more generations at this rate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834588)) "It's been perfectly fine for the last almost 4 years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46774480))

## What people warn about

- Software bugs and shortcomings (2 comments in the sample): "I had issues on my iphone 13 pro where switching between two apps would lead to one app "forgetting" what screen it was on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279842)) "Swipe typing is so horrible I had to disable it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46125665))
- Battery drains faster than before (2 comments in the sample): "it seems to lose charge much more rapidly than it used to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49634513)) "my iPhone 13 Pro‘s battery has been draining 30% faster" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49676115))

## Other smartphones people recommend

- [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize
- [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize
- [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize
- [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.apple.com/iphone/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Apple iPhone 13 Pro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-pro/ (8 recommend, 1 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.