Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Apple iPhone SE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/128GB - $699 | €849	2GB/16GB - $399 2GB/32GB - $399 2GB/64GB - $499 2GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)	4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
Weight
4.97 oz / 141.0 g	3.99 oz / 113.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other
Colors
Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight	Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 84.66% screen-to-body	4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Apple A9 APL0898
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard	Dual-core Twiste
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)	iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2285	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5424	Untested
3D Mark High
2469	Untested
3D Mark Low
1646	Untested

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Battery

Type
2406 mAh, Li - Ion	1624 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A	Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

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