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Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro

68 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 mini
VS
48 out 100
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 141g vs 190g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2406mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 mini and Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 13 mini
vs
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 5.4 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 476 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 83.8 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
839 nits
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
532 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %93.5 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time4.8 ms33.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite2512:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 131.5 mm (5.18 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 64.2 mm (2.53 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 mini
84.8 %
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
83.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 mini and Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic MediaTek Dimensity 700
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 640 128
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
2197
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
698
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
5164
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
1841
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2197698
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51641841
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 mini
1280040
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
393792
CPU343735134816
GPU40169762084
Memory22050994084
UX314098102808
NanoReview Score1280040393792
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 mini
8881
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
1104
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C41.5 °C
Stability79 %99 %
Graphics Test53 fps6 fps
Graphics Score88811104
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 mini
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
7916
Writing scoren/a9449
Web scoren/a5850
Video editingn/a4676
Data manipulationn/a6598
NanoReview Scoren/a7916

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 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 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 12 GB 19.2 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 2406 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 18 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 (33% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:24 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 mini
20:29
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
24:46
Web Browsing07:46 h10:01 h
Video Playback12:00 h14:26 h
Games04:28 h05:48 h
Standby Mode106 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX603OmniVision OV48B
Sensor size1/1.91/2.0
Pixel size1.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
144
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 mini
125
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom65n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 OmniVision OV8856
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/4
Pixel size n/a 1.12 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
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
143
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
n/a

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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzWCDMA Band 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/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13 mini
87.7 dB
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
93.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2021 yr May, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr May, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 200
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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