How to Fix iPhone 13 Face ID Not Working
Tools
These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.
News
The iFixit team opened up the iPhone 13 alongside the 13 Pro in a livestream teardown extravaganza! Check that out here!
Dysfunctional Face ID is plaguing display replacements for the entire iPhone 13 lineup in early tests—what other part-swapping nightmares does the iPhone 13 hold? Read more at The Parts You Can and Can’t Swap Between iPhone 13 Models.
Background and Identification
The regular version of the iPhone 13 series. Its other siblings are the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13 Pro, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max. With its identifying feature being the updated diagonal camera arrangement, the iPhone 13 series keeps the same squared-off edges as the previous generation iPhone 12.
Featuring higher storage capacities, an updated A15 Bionic processor, and sensor-shift camera technology, the iPhone 13 starts at 128 GB and is available in Midnight, Starlight, (Product) Red, Blue, and Pink.
The iPhone 13 starts at $799 and can be identified by model numbers A2482, A2631, A2634, A2635, and A2633 depending on region.
Specifications
Announce date: September 14th, 2021
Operating System: iOS 15
Display:
- 6.1-inch “Super Retina XDR” OLED
- Ceramic Shield glass technology
- Multi‑touch
- Haptic Touch
- 2532 × 1170 pixel resolution (460 ppi)
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- True Tone
- P3 wide color gamut
- 800 nits max brightness; 1200 nits max HDR (typical)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Double primary camera:
- True Tone flash with Slow Sync
- 4K video recording up to 60 fps
- Wide-angle module
- 12 MP
- ƒ/1.6 aperture
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS)
- Autofocus with 100% Focus Pixels
- Seven-element lens
- Ultra-wide module (120° field of view, 2x optical zoom out)
- 12 MP
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Five-element lens
TrueDepth selfie camera with Face ID:
- 12 MP
- ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 4K video recording, up to 60 fps
- Retina Flash
Processor: A15 Bionic with 16-core Neural Engine
- 5 nm process
- 6-core CPU
- 4-core GPU
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 128, 256, or 512 GB
Battery: 3227 mAh, 12.41 Wh
Sensors:
- Face ID
- Barometer
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
Wireless Connectivity:
- 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with 2x2 MIMO
- 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave)
- Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Apple-designed U1 Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness
- NFC
Dimensions: 5.78 × 2.82 × 0.30 in (146.7 × 71.5 × 7.65 mm)
Weight: 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water Resistance: IP68
Colors: Midnight, Starlight, (Product) Red, Blue, and Pink