Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $1099 | €1150	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.65 mm (~11.25 mm with camera bump)	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
8.47 oz / 240.0 g	10.48 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Apple A17 pro (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2409	2860
GeekBench 6 Multi
5941	7002
3D Mark High
2990	3069
3D Mark Low
2266	2583

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Battery

Type
4352 mAh, Li - Ion	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

18h 52min

Video

10h 23min

Gaming

10h 29min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.65'' Pixel size: 1.9 μm	12 MP
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

136

Overall

138

Photo

135

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E4003A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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