iPhone 12 Mini vs iPhone 13

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.

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.

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.

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.