It’s our favorite time of the year, yet again! The iPhone 13 Mini is the latest compact flagship from Apple. It was released alongside the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Apple has also announced the Apple Watch Series 7 during the California streaming event.
The iPhone 13 Mini is a highly capable device, despite its miniature form factor, in a world of increasingly large smartphone screens. Apple introduced the first iPhone Mini last year, as part of the iPhone 12 lineup. Considering its popularity and affordability, we’re not surprised Apple has decided to release yet another Mini model. In spite of the similar overall size of the device, the iPhone 13 Mini comes loaded with new capabilities.
Here’s everything you need to know about the iPhone 13 Mini, from specifications to features, pricing, availability, and others.
Navigate this page:
- Pricing and Availability
- Specifications
- Colors
- Design
- Display
- SoC, RAM, and Storage
- Camera and Camera Features
- Battery & Charging
- 5G & Connectivity
- Security and Extras
- Software
- Official Cases and Accessories
- Our Recommendations and Suggested Readings
Pricing and Availability
The iPhone 13 Mini is priced as follows:
| Device | USA | Canada | Europe | UK | India | UAE |
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| iPhone 13 Mini 128GB | $699 | $949 | 809 € | £679 | ₹69900 | AED 2,999 |
| iPhone 13 Mini 256GB | $799 | $1089 | 929 € | £779 | ₹79900 | AED 3,419 |
| iPhone 13 Mini 512GB | $999 | $1359 | 1159 € | £979 | ₹99900 | AED 4,269 |
You can check out our Best iPhone 13 Mini deals article to get yourself the best offer on the small iPhone.
Specifications
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Colors
This gorgeous little iPhone comes in five different color options:
- Product Red
- Starlight
- Midnight
- Blue
- Pink
While some of the colors may look familiar from previous iPhone models, Apple has chosen fresh names for some of its old finishes. Starlight and Midnight, for example, are just white and black respectively.
Design
The iPhone 13 Mini comes with a mostly unchanged design when it comes to the front. It still has the same edge-to-edge display, topped by a notch. The notch — which has a smaller size than before — houses the TrueDepth Camera system, light and proximity sensors, an earpiece, and a microphone.
The back of the phone also features the same design as last year’s iPhone 12 Mini, except for the camera placements. It has a glass back that sits on an aluminum casing. The two cameras are placed diagonally rather than vertically, which makes it easier to distinguish between the newer Mini and the older one.
The bottom still includes a Lightning port for charging and AUX. It’s placed in the middle, between the speaker and microphone holes. On the right, the side button remains as is, used for Siri and powering on your device. And on the left, the volume buttons and silent mode switch remain the same as well.
Display
The latest addition to the Mini family has a 5.4″ (diagonally) OLED screen. It’s an edge-to-edge design with a smaller notch on top. This Super Retina XDR display has a 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution. It supports Wide Color (P3), Haptic Touch, and True Tone. Haptic Touch is 3D’s replacement. It’s basically holding down on the screen to bring up additional menus or options. True Tone changes the screen colors to a warmer shade depending on the surrounding lighting.
SoC, RAM, and Storage
The new iPhone 13 Mini is supercharged by Apple’s own A15 Bionic Chip, an upgrade from last year’s A14. While RAM information is still unavailable, we know that the storage options are 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. Apple has finally ditched the controversial 64GB variant, now that iPhones take even better quality photos and videos. 64GB is simply no longer enough for a significant portion of users, especially now that Apple Music and other streaming services support lossless and high-res lossless audio formats.
Camera and Camera Features
Front Camera
The front camera on the iPhone 13 Mini is still the TrueDepth Camera. It uses a dot projector and an infrared scanner to 3D map faces. This is used for both Face ID and Portrait Mode photo effects. Portrait Mode effects include Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, and High‑Key Light Mono.
The front camera also supports:
- Night mode
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 4
- Photographic Styles
- Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field (1080p at 30 fps)
- HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- QuickTake video
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Retina Flash
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
Rear Cameras
The back camera placement on this model has changed this year. Apple has placed the back cameras in a diagonal manner, replacing the vertical setup of older models. They also support the same Portrait Mode effects as those of the front camera.
The rear cameras also support:
- 2x optical zoom out
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono)
- Sensor‑shift optical image stabilization (Wide)
- Seven‑element lens (Wide); five‑element lens (Ultra Wide)
- True Tone flash with Slow Sync
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- 100% Focus Pixels (Wide)
- Night mode
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 4
- Photographic Styles
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
- Advanced red‑eye correction
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
Video recording:
- Cinematic mode for recording videos with shallow depth of field (1080p at 30 fps)
- HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 4K at 60 fps
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilization for video (Wide)
- 2x optical zoom out
- Digital zoom up to 3x
- Audio zoom
- True Tone flash
- QuickTake video
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Night mode Time-lapse
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
- Stereo recording
Battery & Charging
The latest Mini iPhone can play up to 17 hours of video on a single charge, or stream online video for up to 13 hours. The bigger battery in this device can alternatively play 55 hours of audio without needing to plug it in.
It supports charging through:
- MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W
- Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
- Fast-charge capable: Up to 50% charge in 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher
5G & Connectivity
The iPhone 13 Mini supports 5G, Gigabit LTE, and WiFi 6. It also supports NFC tag reading and writing, in addition to Express Cards with Power Reserve. For spatial awareness, this device uses the U1 Ultra Wideband chip. Spatial awareness allows U1-equipped devices to sense their surrounding environments, relative to other devices with this chip.
Security & Extras
The iPhone remains protected by Face ID. It uses the front TrueDepth Camera, dot projector, and infrared scanner to build a 3D model of a user’s face. It also works in pitch black environments, after the initial setup is done in a lit place. While it was rumored that the iPhone 13 lineup would bring back Touch ID, through an under-the-display scanner, this turned out to be false. Apple has decided to shrink the notch instead by placing the earpiece on the top edge of the phone, rather than in the actual notch.
Face ID can be used for unlocking your phone and authenticating purchases. In times of COVID-19, Apple has given Apple Watch users the choice to unlock their Face ID iPhone through their watches, when masked.
Software
iPhone 13 Mini runs iOS 15 out of the box. It will receive at least five years of full version updates, in addition to a couple of extra years of security patches, based on Apple’s history.
iOS 15 brings significant improvements to the iPhone. It adds FaceTime link-sharing, SharePlay for enjoying media with friends, a redesigned Safari, offline Siri for basic functionalities, an overhauled notifications system, and much more.
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