iPhone 13

2021

Rostelecom on the second attempt purchased iPhone 13 for its retail chain, but will start selling them after the New Year

The authorized reseller Apple Russia to the company Macaroon on December 27 delivered the first batch of 13 smartphones iPhone for the retail chain. As the press Rostelecom service of Rostelecom told TAdviser, by the end of the year the entire batch will enter the company's warehouses, devices will appear on the displays in the communication salons after the New Year.

Macaroon became the only participant in the re-tender announced by Rostelecom Retail Chain in early December. Rostelecom's subsidiary purchased 1876 devices iPhone 13 in 14 different configurations: from iPhone 13 128Gb for 76.9 thousand rubles (including VAT) to iPhone 13 Pro Max 1Tb at a price of 153.7 thousand rubles (including VAT). The entire batch of premium smartphones cost Rostelecom 186 245 701 rubles.

In the online store "Rostelecom" iPhone 13 appeared with an indication of the preliminary price and placards "new" and "not available." So, the smartphone iPhone 13 128Gb costs 79990 rubles, and the presence of iPhone 13 Pro Max 1Tb on the site has not yet been reported.

Rostelecom will start selling iPhone 13 after the New Year. Photo - page of the Rostelecom online store

Rostelecom was left without iPhone 13: no one came to the tender announced by the operator

The retail chain Rostelecom was left without iPhone 13, not a single application was submitted for the tender for the purchase of smartphones, announced by the largest Russian operator. The press service of Rostelecom TAdviser confirmed that the tender for a total of 186.2 million rubles, announced at the end of October on the public procurement portal, was declared invalid on November 12.

Salons "Rostelecom" did not receive iPhone 13. Photo - Open Sources

As commented by TAdviser in the press service of Rostelecom, no applications were submitted for the tender for the supply of iPhone 13 from applicants due to the shortage of smartphones of this model in Russia. No one was able to guarantee delivery of the required volume of devices.

The company planned to purchase 1876 devices iPhone 13 of various modifications: from iPhone 13 128Gb to iPhone 13 Pro Max 1Tb, in the price category from 76.9 thousand rubles to 153.7 thousand rubles. (including VAT).

According to the press service, Rostelecom intends to hold a new tender at the end of November this year. The operator hopes to receive the first batch of devices during December. In general, according to Rostelecom's forecasts, the shortage of smartphones iPhone 13 will be overcome only in the first quarter of 2022.

The Rostelkom retail network is 323 sales and service centers (BTIs) in 79 regions of Russia, in which you can connect the company's services, purchase mobile phones, other equipment and accessories, and get an online purchase. In addition, Rostelecom - Retail Systems operates the operator's online store, which also does not have iPhone November 13 to 15.

Announcement of the line iPhone 13

On September 14, 2021, the presentation smartphones iPhone of 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max took place.

All devices are equipped with a 6-core A15 Bionic processor, capable of performing 5.8 trillion operations per second. Apple claims that this chip is 50% faster than competitors. iPhone 13 (6.1 inches) and iPhone 13 mini (5.4 inches) received an improved OLED screen. 

The younger versions of iPhone 13 and 13 mini slightly updated the design of the camera block. The cutout in the screen became 20% smaller. The case is still aluminum on the faces, and the rear and front part covers the Ceramic Shield protective glass.

The novelties significantly improved the system of two 12-megapixel sensors. So,  the main camera  iPhone 13  now  works better in poor lighting  - it  captures 47% more light and has  a steep optical stabilization Sensor  Shift, which works due to matrix shift. 

Apple introduced the first iPhone with 1 TB of memory and two eSIM

In the case  of iPhone 13 Pro (6.1 inches) and iPhone 13 Max (6.7 inches) , 1 TB of memory will be available. Gadgets are equipped with three cameras, and developers promise advantages when shooting macrofotographs, as well as processing frames in real time without the additional use of editors. During video shooting, a change in focus in the frame will also be available even after the recording has already been made. The phones feature Pro Motion - it will adjust the screen refresh rate from 10 Hz to 120 Hz depending on the mode of use of the smartphone.

Comparison of iPhone 13 with other smartphones

iPhone 13 Pro Max is 2.5 hours longer than its predecessor, and 13 Pro is 1.5 hours longer than 12 Pro Max. It is noted that iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro became the first Apple smartphones with support for two eSIM.^[1]

iPhone 13 Pro Max

The cost of the model iPhone 13 mini  - from 69  990 rubles, iPhone 13 will cost from 79  990 rubles, the price iPhone 13 Pro will start from 99  990 rubles, iPhone 13 Pro Max  - from 109  990 rubles.

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