Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,746, while Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB scores 4,648, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB offers 5.4 inches, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB and Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB feature the same Super Retina XDR display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB and Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB and Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3095 mAh, while Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB offers 2406 mAh, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB and Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 13 Mini 256GB

₹74,900

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro 256GB

₹129,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021

14 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	Apple A15 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.4 inches (13.72 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


2406 mAh	3095 mAh	6600 mAh
20W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Gorgeous, 120Hz display
Brilliant & versatile cameras
Solid performance & battery life
Premium, smooth usage experience

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Pricey
That notch is still wide
Heavy
Charging speed limited to 20W

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5

(5,548 ratings)

4.6/5

(3,319 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

776,629 AnTuTu Score	819,845 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

776,629

819,845

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

2.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.4 inches (13.72 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

477 ppi

457 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.6 %

86.89 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

131.5 mm

146.7 mm

162.98 mm

Width

64.2 mm

71.5 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

140 grams

203 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide AngleSensor-shift Image Stabilization

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX703 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

12 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size Exmor RS

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2406 mAh

3095 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 57m 6s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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