Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. 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 201.5g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
- Larger display: 6.59in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 2406mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/512 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 | 6.59 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1268x2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 90 % |
| 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) | 157.53 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 75.19 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.38 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 201.5 g (7.11 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 2662.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2197 | 1751 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5164 | 6824 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 14716 |
| CPU | 343735 | 590034 |
| GPU | 401697 | 664221 |
| Memory | 220509 | 362146 |
| UX | 314098 | 466288 |
| NanoReview Score | 1280040 | 2082689 |
| 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 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 2406 mAh | 6500 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) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 0:48 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 | Digital |
| 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 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/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| 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 | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| 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 | 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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| 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 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA 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/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484) |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 329 |
| 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 Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
