Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Lighter design: 141g vs 175g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
- Larger display: 6.4in
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4100mAh vs 2406mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 5.4 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1440x3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 87.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 96.5 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | 235 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 157.6 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 74.1 mm (2.92 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75) - 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 432 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 607 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 947 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5164 | 2460 |
| CPU | 343735 | 165023 |
| GPU | 401697 | 197322 |
| Memory | 220509 | 120939 |
| UX | 314098 | 154911 |
| NanoReview Score | 1280040 | 638195 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.8 °C | 42.5 °C |
| Stability | 79 % | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | 53 fps | 19 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8881 | 3230 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10100 |
| Web score | n/a | 6612 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5772 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 6847 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8595 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 12 GB | 46.5 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 4.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 2406 mAh | 4100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 1:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:46 h | 05:58 h |
| Video Playback | 12:00 h | 11:15 h |
| Games | 04:28 h | 04:15 h |
| Standby Mode | 106 h | 80 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 76 | n/a |
| Zoom | 65 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4320x2432 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | February, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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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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