Apple iPhone 13 mini vs OnePlus 15T
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs OnePlus 15T, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 194g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15T
- Larger display: 6.32in
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 2406mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | 6.32 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-165 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 330 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 90.7 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 150.56 mm (5.93 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 71.82 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.35 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Green - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4608 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 640 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 3640 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5164 | 11033 |
| CPU | 343735 | 1052960 |
| GPU | 401697 | 1369637 |
| Memory | 220509 | 479431 |
| UX | 314098 | 774927 |
| NanoReview Score | 1280040 | 3676955 |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 12 GB | 57 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | ColorOS 16 |
Battery
| Volume | 2406 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 0:46 h |
| 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 | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 85 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| 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/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| 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 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| 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/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/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 | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| 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 | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15T the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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