Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro comparison

Apple iPhone 13 mini
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Released at Sep, 2021 Released at Oct, 2020

Pros

  • Less weight
  • More performance in the AnTuTu test
  • More performance in the GeekBench test
  • Battery with a higher capacity
  • Larger display size

Size comparison

Apple iPhone 12 Pro front
71.5 mm (2.81″)
146.7 mm (5.78″)
Apple iPhone 13 mini front
64.2 mm (2.53″)
131.5 mm (5.18″)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro side
7.4 mm
Apple iPhone 13 mini side
7.7 mm
  • Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Apple iPhone 13 mini

Specifications comparison

General

Models
A2628 / A2481 / A2626 / A2629 / A2630 / iphone14,4 A2407 / A2341 / A2406 / A2408 / iPhone13,3
In the Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Software

Operating System
iOS 15 iOS 14.1

Body

Dimensions
64.2 x 131.5 x 7.7mm 71.5 x 146.7 x 7.4mm
Weight
141g 189g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
Colours
Starlight / Midnight / Blue / Pink / Red / Green Silver / Graphite / Gold / Pacific Blue

Display

Size
5.4" 6.1"
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Resolution
1080x2340 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Density
476ppi 460ppi
Protection
Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Camera

Rear camera
12MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS / 12MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide) 12MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS / 12MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom / 12MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Front camera
12MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" 12MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"

Processor

Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory

RAM size
4GB 6GB
RAM type
LPDDR4

Storage

Internal storage
128 / 256 / 512GB 128 / 256 / 512GB
Card slot
- -

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 2
SIM type
Nano-SIM / eSIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac / 6 a / b / g / n / ac / 6
Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
NFC
+ +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0

Audio

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
- -
Face ID
+ +
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+ +
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
- -
Proximity sensor
+ +
Ambient Light sensor
- -

Battery

Capacity
2438mAh 2815mAh
Type
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Fast charging
+ +
Wireless charging
+ +
Reverse wireless charging
- -

Performance

AnTuTu
772512 (v9) 596244 (v8)
GeekBench
4681 (v5.1) 4056 (v5.1)