Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

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PHONES
Phone Names	Apple iPhone 13 mini	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2628, A2629, A2630	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536U
5G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 Sub6/mmWave - A2628	2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2629, A2630	2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536V

Launch
Announced	2021, September 14	2022, March 17
Status	Available. Released 2021, September 24	Available. Released 2022, March 24

Body
Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions	131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 in)	159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	141 g (4.97 oz)	189 g (6.67 oz)
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Protection	Ceramic Shield glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Size	5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Platform
CPU	Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)	Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
GPU	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Mali-G68
OS	iOS 15, upgradable to iOS 26.1	Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM	128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
	NVMe	-

Main Camera
Dual	12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm	-
Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad	-	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes	Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	No	No
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (market/region dependent)
	Ultra Wideband (UWB) support	Virtual proximity sensing

Battery
Charging	Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update	25W wired
Type	Li-Ion 2438 mAh (9.34 Wh)	Li-Po 5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red, Green	Black, White, Blue, Peach
Models	A2628, A2481, A2626, A2629, A2630, iphone14,4	SM-A536B, SM-A536B/DS, SM-A536U, SM-A536U1, SM-A5360, SM-A536E, SM-A536E/DS, SM-A536V, SM-A536W, SM-A536N, SM-S536DL
Price	€ 299.00 / $ 240.00 / £ 244.89	$ 151.42 / £ 185.00 / € 169.14
SAR	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)	0.75 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.97 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)	0.89 W/kg (head)     1.60 W/kg (body)

Tests
Battery life	Endurance rating 75h	Endurance rating 113h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-25.9 LUFS (Very good)	-26.5 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 772512 (v9) GeekBench: 4681 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9) GeekBench: 1891 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 75h	Endurance rating 113h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	831 nits max brightness (measured)	830 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-25.9 LUFS (Very good)	-26.5 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 772512 (v9) GeekBench: 4681 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9) GeekBench: 1891 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)