HTC U12+ vs Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 23, 2018	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $849	4GB/128GB - $699 | €849

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 156.6 x 73.9 x 9.7 mm	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)
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	4.97 oz / 141.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red	Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.20% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 84.66% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 6, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 385	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 630	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	2406 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 46 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

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, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66	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
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 19, 2018 FCC ID value: NM82Q55200	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.53 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.64 W/kg	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

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