Earlier today, during the company’s “California Streaming” event, Apple unveiled the newest members of its iPhone lineup: the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13. As you can imagine by the naming scheme, these are the direct successors to the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12. However, there are some noteworthy changes in the new handsets.
You can check out the announcement post for both phones to see how it all came together at the time. Or if you prefer a more in-depth look at what the new handsets have to offer, on a more technical level, you can do that right here. We’ve put together a quick breakdown of the technical specifications for both handsets, which you can jump into down below.
So, let’s get right into it.
iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 tech specs
Colors
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- (Product)RED
- Starlight
- Midnight
- Blue
- Pink
Storage
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512GB
Weight and size
iPhone 13 mini
- Height: 5.18 inches (131.5 mm)
- Width: 2.53 inches (64.2 mm)
- Depth: 0.30 inches (7.65 mm)
- Weight: 4.97 ounces (141 grams)
iPhone 13
- Height: 5.78 inches (146.7 mm)
- Width: 2.82 inches (71.5 mm)
- Depth: 0.30 inches (7.65 mm)
- Weight: 6.14 ounces (174 grams)
Display
iPhone 13 mini
- 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR
- OLED
- 2340 x 1080 resolution
- 476ppi
iPhone 13
- 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR
- OLED
- 2532 x 1170 resolution
- 460 ppi
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- HDR support
- True Tone
- Wide color (P3)
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- 800 nits typical max brightness; 1200 max HDR brightness
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Splash, water, and dust resistance
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- IP68-rated (can be submerged up to 6 meters for up to 30 minutes)
Processor
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- A15 Bionic
- 6-core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- 4-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
Cameras
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Dual 12MP cameras
- Ultra Wide: f/2.4 aperture with 120-degree FOV
- Wide: f/1.6 aperture
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Optical zoom out: 2x
- Portrait mode with advanced bokeh effects and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with effects (Contour, Natural, Studio, Stage, Stage Mono, High-Key Mono)
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization (Wide)
- Seven-element lens (Wide); five-element lens (Ultra Wide)
- True tone flash with Slow Sync
- 100% Focus Pixels (Wide)
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Deep Fusion
- Night mode
- Smart HDR 4
- Photographic Styles
- Wide color capture for photos + Live Photos
- Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
- Advanced red-eye correction
- Burst mode
- Auto image stabilization
- Image formats captured: JPEG and HEIF
- Photo geotagging
Recording video
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field (1080p at 30fps)
- HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60fps
- 4K video recording at 24fps, 25fps, 30fps, or 60fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25fps, 30fps, or 60fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30fps
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for video (Wide)
- 2x optical zoom out
- Up to 3x digital zoom
- Audio zoom
- True Tone flash
- QuickTake video
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120fps or 240fps
- Night mode Time-lapse
- Time-lapse video with stabilization
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
- Playback zoom
- Stereo recording
- Video formats recorded: H.264 and HEVC
TrueDepth Camera
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- 12-megapixel camera
- f/2.2 aperture
- Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
- Animoji and Memoji
- Portrait Lighting with effects (Natural, Studio, High-Key Mono, Mono, Stage Mono, and Contour)
- Night mode
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 4
- Photographic Styles
- Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field (1080p at 30fps)
- HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60fps
- 4K video recording at 24fps, 25fps, 30fps, or 60fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25fps, 30fps, or 60fps
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120fps
- Time-lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- QuickTake video
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Retina Flash
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
Face ID
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Enabled by TrueDepth Camera for facial recognition
Apple Pay
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web
- Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash
- Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac
- Pay for your ride using Express Transit
Carriers (U.S.)
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- AT&T
- T-Mobile (including Sprint)
- Verizon
Location
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Built-in GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, BeiDou, and Galileo
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular
- iBeacon microlocation
Video calling
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi
- FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in FaceTime with SharePlay (coming soon)
- Screen sharing (coming soon)
- Portrait mode in FaceTime video
- Spatial audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Zoom with rear-facing camera
Audio calling
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- FaceTime audio
- Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
- Wi-Fi calling
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call (coming soon)
- Screen sharing (coming soon)
- Spatial audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
Power and battery
iPhone 13 mini
- Up to 17 hours video playback
- Up to 13 hours video playback, streaming
- Up to 55 hours audio playback
iPhone 13
- Up to 19 hours video playback
- Up to 15 hours video playback, streaming
- Up to 75 hours audio playback
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W
- Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
- Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (sold separately)
MagSafe
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Wireless charging up to 15W
- Magnet array
- Alignment magnet
- Accessory identification NFC
- Magnetometer
Sensors
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Face ID
- Barometer
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
OS
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- iOS 15
Accessibility
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Voice Control
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- RTT and TTY support
- Siri and Dictation
- Type to Siri
- Switch Control
- Closed Captions
- AssistiveTouch
- Spoken Content
- Back Tap
Built-in apps
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- Camera
- Photos
- Health
- Messages
- Phone
- FaceTime
- Music
- Wallet
- Safari
- Maps
- Siri
- Calendar
- iTunes Store
- App Store
- Notes
- News
- Contacts
- Books
- Home
- Weather
- Reminders
- Clock
- TV
- Stocks
- Calculator
- Voice Memos
- Compass
- Podcasts
- Watch
- Tips
- Find My
- Settings
- Files
- Measure
- Magnifier
- Shortcuts
- Translate
Rating for hearing aids
iPhone 13 mini + iPhone 13
- M3
- T4
What’s in the box
iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 mini with iOS 15
- USB-C to Lightning Cable
- Documentation
iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 with iOS 15
- USB-C to Lightning Cable
- Documentation