iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13

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Price Comparison

iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13 Pricing

iPhone 12 Mini prices start at $101, which is cheaper than the iPhone 13 low price of $169.

Specs Comparison

Size

The iPhone 12 mini is smaller than the iPhone 13. Measurements for the iPhone 12 mini are as follows: 5.18” (H) x 2.53” (W) x 0.29” (D). Measurements for the iPhone 13 are as follows: 5.78” (H) x 2.82” (W) x 0.20” (D). Other details include a display size of 5.4” and a weight of 4.76 ounces for the iPhone 12 mini, and a display size of 6.1” and a weight of 6.14 ounces for the iPhone 13.

Size and Weight: iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13
Size iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 13
Width 64 mm 2.5 inches 72 mm 2.8 inches
Height 132 mm 5.2 inches 147 mm 5.8 inches
Depth 7 mm 0.3 inches 8 mm 0.3 inches
Weight 133 g 4.7 ounces 174 g 6.1 ounces

Camera

The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 have similar camera setups, with a similar set of camera features. These models each have a 12MP TrueDepth camera on the front, with a dual 12MP wide and ultra-wide camera on the back. Key features such as Night Mode, Deep Fusion, 1080p ad 4K video recording are supported on both models, but the iPhone 13 adds Photographic Styles and a Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field.

Cameras: iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13
Camera iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 13
Primary 12.2 MP 12.2 MP
Resolution 4032x3024 4032x3024

Screen

The screen on the iPhone 12 mini is smaller than the screen on the iPhone 13, but they have quite a bit in common. They each feature a Super Retina XDR (OLED) display with HDR, True Tone, a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, wide color (P3), and a 1200 nits (HDR) max brightness. The iPhone 12 mini display measures 5.4” with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 and a 625 nits (typical) max brightness. In comparison, the iPhone 13 display measures 6.1” with a resolution of 2532 x 1170 and an 800 nits (typical) max brightness.

Screen and Display: iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13
Display iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 13
Resolution 1080x2340 1170x2532
Screen Size 138 mm 5.4 in 154 mm 6.1 in
Pixels Per Inch 477 ppi 457 ppi

Battery

The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 are both fast-charge capable when using a Lighting cable and 20W wall power adapter, and they both support MagSafe charging and Qi wireless charging. The iPhone 12 mini battery is able to offer up to 15 hours of video playback time or up to 50 hours of audio playback time. The iPhone 13 battery is able to offer up to 19 hours of video playback time or up to 75 hours of audio playback time.

Battery and Charging: iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13
Battery iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 13
Capacity 2227 mAh 3227 mAh
Longevity 13 hours hours
USB Lightning Lightning

Processing

Processing: iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13
Processor iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 13
CPU Apple A14 Bionic APL1001 / APL1W01 Apple A15 Bionic Lite APL1007 / APL1W07 (T8110)

Color Choices

iPhone 12 Mini

Available in 6 colors:

  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Red

iPhone 13

Available in 6 colors:

  • Blue
  • Green
  • Midnight
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Starlight

iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13 Colors

The iPhone 12 Mini introduces three new colors not found in the iPhone 13 color palette: Starlight, Midnight, and Pink. Both the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 13 share three colors: Red, Blue, and Green. However, the iPhone 12 Mini does away with Black, Purple, and White, previously seen on the iPhone 13.

Storage Options

iPhone 12 Mini

Choose from 3 storage options:

  • 64GB
  • 128GB
  • 256GB

iPhone 13

Choose from 3 storage options:

  • 128GB
  • 256GB
  • 512GB

iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13 Storage

The iPhone 13 introduces one new storage option not found on the iPhone 12 Mini: 512GB. Both the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 13 share two storage options: 128GB and 256GB. However, the iPhone 13 does not have options for 64GB, as seen on the iPhone 12 Mini.

Reviews

iPhone 12 Mini

122 reviews 4.9 stars

iPhone 13

204 reviews 4.9 stars

iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13 Reviews

Both the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 13 earn 4.9 of 5.0 stars from Swappa user reviews.

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