Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$699 | €849

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)	6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 163 x 76 x 8 mm
Weight
4.97 oz / 141.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP53
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight	Stardust Purple, Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, White

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 84.66% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.73% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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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)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard	Octa-core 2x2.6GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/256GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)	Android (12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2285	966
GeekBench 6 Multi
5424	2342
3D Mark High
2469	636
3D Mark Low
1646	632

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Battery

Type
2406 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 67.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 22min

Gaming

9h 33min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9/F24.0 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.12 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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
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)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	16 MP

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	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

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	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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, 3, 5, 8, 19
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

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Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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