diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
index aaaaba870..9a8936f7a 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ async function runOnSimulator(
 
   /**
    * If provided simulator does not exist, try simulators in following order
+   * - iPhone 13
    * - iPhone 12
    * - iPhone 11
-   * - iPhone 8
    */
-  const fallbackSimulators = ['iPhone 12', 'iPhone 11', 'iPhone 8'];
+  const fallbackSimulators = ['iPhone 13', 'iPhone 12', 'iPhone 11'];
   const selectedSimulator = fallbackSimulators.reduce((simulator, fallback) => {
     return (
       simulator || findMatchingSimulator(simulators, {simulator: fallback})
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ export default {
   func: runIOS,
   examples: [
     {
-      desc: 'Run on a different simulator, e.g. iPhone SE (1st generation)',
-      cmd: 'react-native run-ios --simulator "iPhone SE (1st generation)"',
+      desc: 'Run on a different simulator, e.g. iPhone SE (2nd generation)',
+      cmd: 'react-native run-ios --simulator "iPhone SE (2nd generation)"',
     },
     {
       desc: 'Pass a non-standard location of iOS directory',
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export default {
       description:
         'Explicitly set simulator to use. Optionally include iOS version between ' +
         'parenthesis at the end to match an exact version: "iPhone 6 (10.0)"',
-      default: 'iPhone 12',
+      default: 'iPhone 13',
     },
     {
       name: '--configuration <string>',