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Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Google Pixel 4

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Apple iPhone 13 mini
VS
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Google Pixel 4
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Google Pixel 4

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Google Pixel 4, Manufactured in November, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 141g vs 162g
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 4
  • Larger display: 5.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 2800mAh vs 2406mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 mini and Google Pixel 4
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 13 mini
vs
Google Pixel 4

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED POLED
Size 5.4 in 5.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Pixel density 476 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 80.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
839 nits
Google Pixel 4
437 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %95.5 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz367 Hz
Response time4.8 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Google Pixel 4]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 131.5 mm (5.18 in) 147.1 mm (5.79 in)
Width 64.2 mm (2.53 in) 68.8 mm (2.71 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor No No
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 mini
84.8 %
Google Pixel 4
80.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 mini and Google Pixel 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 690
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Adreno 640
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
2197
Google Pixel 4
895
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
5164
Google Pixel 4
2602
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2197895
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51642602
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 mini
1280040
Google Pixel 4
565573
CPU343735178561
GPU401697153977
Memory22050986156
UX314098146879
NanoReview Score1280040565573
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 mini
8881
Google Pixel 4
3045
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C39 °C
Stability79 %79 %
Graphics Test53 fps18 fps
Graphics Score88813045
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Google Pixel 4]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 mini
n/a
Google Pixel 4
10599
Writing scoren/a12868
Web scoren/a7173
Video editingn/a7062
Data manipulationn/a8856
NanoReview Scoren/a10599

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 12 GB 9.55 GB

Battery

Volume 2406 mAh 2800 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (11 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:24 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 mini
20:29
Google Pixel 4
13:56
Web Browsing07:46 h05:06 h
Video Playback12:00 h08:59 h
Games04:28 h03:32 h
Standby Mode106 h68 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 122 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12.2 MP
Telephoto: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP122 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX603Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/1.91/2.55
Pixel size1.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a45 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX481
Sensor sizen/a1/3.09
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX372n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
133
Google Pixel 4
117
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
144
Google Pixel 4
101
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 mini
125
Google Pixel 4
112
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom65n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Google Pixel 4]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
127
Google Pixel 4
116
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
143
Google Pixel 4
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 / 5200 / 3500 / 600
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B600/B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600/B3500/B5200)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13 mini
87.7 dB
Google Pixel 4
85.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr October, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr November, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 799
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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