Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. 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 186g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Larger display: 6.31in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 2406mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 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 - 16/512 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 | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 90.3 % |
| 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) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5164 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 343735 | 465827 |
| GPU | 401697 | 784189 |
| Memory | 220509 | 346049 |
| UX | 314098 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 1280040 | 1960100 |
| 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 12 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 2406 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes |
| 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 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 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 | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/4 |
| 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 | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 - NAVIC |
| 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 | No |
| 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 B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| 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/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/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 | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 490 |
| 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 90 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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