Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 141g vs 199g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
- Larger display: 6.77in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2406mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 5.4 in | 6.77 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 86.9 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 164 mm (6.46 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP54 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 536.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 1015 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5164 | 2922 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 2511 |
| CPU | 343735 | 209874 |
| GPU | 401697 | 169384 |
| Memory | 220509 | 137390 |
| UX | 314098 | 178004 |
| NanoReview Score | 1280040 | 694652 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 79 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 53 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 8881 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 12 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | Nothing OS 3.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 2406 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:46 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:00 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:28 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 106 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 65 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 249 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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