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Apple iPhone 13 mini

Name: Apple iPhone 13 mini
Brand: Apple

The iPhone 13 mini is Apple’s last small iPhone with a 5.4-inch screen. It offers the same A15 Bionic chip as the iPhone 13, dual 12 MP cameras with sensor-shift stabilisation and Cinematic video mode in a 140-gram body. The screen runs at 60 Hz and charging is via Lightning.

iPhone 13 mini (2021); 128, 256 and 512 GB. The iPhone 13, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max are separate models.

Apple iPhone 13 mini — Apple Support’s iPhone 13 mini colours image: (PRODUCT)RED, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink and Green. — Apple Support’s iPhone 13 mini colours image: (PRODUCT)RED, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink and Green.

Specifications

Specification	Value
Display	5.4-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2340 × 1080 pixels, 476 ppi; HDR, True Tone, wide colour (P3) Typical maximum brightness is 800 nits, 1200 nits peak for HDR content; typical contrast 2,000,000:1. There is no ProMotion; that is only on the 13 Pro models. Because the corners are rounded, the visible area is slightly smaller than the 5.42-inch rectangle.
Body	Ceramic Shield front, glass back, aluminium frame; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Water and dust resistance	IP68 (IEC 60529; up to 6 metres for 30 minutes) Apple notes that liquid damage is not covered by warranty and that resistance may decrease with normal wear.
Chip	A15 Bionic: 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), 4-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine The A15 in the iPhone 13 Pro has a 5-core GPU; the mini and standard iPhone 13 have 4 cores.
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB Capacity is chosen at purchase; there is no memory card slot.
Rear cameras	Dual 12 MP: Main (ƒ/1.6, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels) and Ultra Wide (ƒ/2.4, 120°); 2x optical zoom out, digital zoom up to 5x There is no telephoto camera; 2x refers to switching from the main to the ultra-wide camera. Night mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4 and Photographic Styles are included; macro photography and ProRAW are only on the Pro models.
Video	4K at 24/25/30/60 fps; Dolby Vision HDR up to 4K 60 fps; Cinematic mode 1080p at 30 fps; 1080p slo-mo at 120/240 fps Recording formats are HEVC and H.264; ProRes recording is only on the Pro models.
Front camera and Face ID	12 MP TrueDepth, ƒ/2.2; Face ID The front camera also supports 4K Dolby Vision video and Cinematic mode.
Cellular and wireless	5G (sub-6 GHz, 4x4 MIMO), Gigabit LTE (4x4 MIMO, LAA), Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra Wideband chip, NFC with reader mode The models on the UK page list no mmWave 5G. Ultra Wideband availability varies by region.
SIM	Dual SIM (nano-SIM + eSIM) or dual eSIM
Battery and charging	Up to 17 hours video (13 hours streamed), up to 55 hours audio; built-in lithium-ion battery; MagSafe wireless charging up to 15 W, Qi 7.5 W; up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 20 W or higher adapter According to Apple’s MagSafe charger page, the iPhone 13 mini charges at up to 12 W on a MagSafe Charger with an adapter of at least 9V/2.03A. No adapter is in the box.
Port and video output	Lightning; up to 1080p video via the Lightning Digital AV Adapter; up to 4K HDR via AirPlay Adapters are sold separately.
Audio and video formats	AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos; Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG for HDR video
Sensors	Face ID, barometer, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
Size and weight	131.5 × 64.2 × 7.65 mm; 140 g

From the manufacturer

Apple introduced the iPhone 13 mini as a smaller model with the same chip and camera system as the iPhone 13. Apple Support

Strengths and limitations

In TechRadar’s testing the mini was comfortable one-handed thanks to its small body; a thumb reached every part of the keyboard. Battery life was found clearly improved over the 12 mini: with mixed use about 30% was left at the end of the day, but two hours of in-car navigation used about 30% of the battery, and with the screen on for long periods it trailed the rest of the series. Night mode photos were brighter and less noisy than the 12 mini’s; close-ups fell behind the Pro models’ macro mode. The 60 Hz screen and a notch that takes up more of a small display counted against it.
TechRadar, James Peckham (February 2022, updated October 2022); single test unit.
TechRadar: iPhone 13 mini review

Owner experiences and issues

Buyers of refurbished units mostly found the exterior clean and the phone working; battery health was the most frequent topic. Reported battery health ranged from 74% to 95%, and units below 80% were said to drain quickly. One user moving from a 13 Pro Max said the battery gave about 3 hours of screen time and needed charging every night and sometimes during the day, but liked how the phone fits the hand and pocket. A handful of reviews describe units arriving with a touch problem, a faulty microphone or water damage; these relate to the seller’s refurbishment, not a chronic model issue.
The 33 reviews on eight refurbished and open-box iPhone 13 mini listings on Best Buy Canada; marketplace-seller purchases without a verification label. Empty and duplicate reviews were excluded. They reflect the second-hand/refurbished experience, not a new unit.
Best Buy Canada: refurbished Apple iPhone 13 mini reviews

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