Apple iPhone 13 mini

At a glance

• Weaknesses: Working memory (RAM) – < 5/100, Fast charging (< 5/100), Brightness (13/100).

Drawn from the measured scores on this page: 75/100 or more = strength, 25/100 or less = weakness. Estimated scores (≈) are left out, and so is the price.

No verified price for this model in this market yet. Similar models that have one:

• Samsung Galaxy S25 FEscore 34/100 · $479
• Samsung Galaxy A37score 36/100 · $375
• Apple iPhone 11 Proscore ≈ 31/100 · $196 (refurbished)

Specifications

• Screen (diagonal)5.4″
• DisplaySuper Retina XDR OLED
• Peak brightness1,200 nits
• Battery2,438 mAh
• Wireless charging15 W
• Main camera12 MP

Specifications: GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 2 October 2026.

Picksly scores

• Overall score≈ 34/100
• Performance
  ?

  How fast the phone runs apps and games, measured by public benchmarks (Geekbench 7, otherwise AnTuTu).
  48/100 Geekbench 7 (best result for the Apple A15 Bionic chip) geekbench7-multi, read on 10/09/2026
• Battery
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  Battery: battery life measured in a lab (DXOMARK, otherwise GSMArena’s active use test); failing that, the stated battery capacity (mAh).
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 Picksly estimate (battery capacity × battery life measured per mAh for the brand), estimated on 09/21/2026
• Working memory (RAM)
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  Memory (RAM), compared with phones running the same system: iOS does as much with less memory, so 12 GB on an iPhone is top-end, like the best Android phones.
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 AnTuTu Benchmark (iOS) V11, read on 09/21/2026
• Storage
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  Room for photos, videos and apps: the largest capacity on offer, in GB (stated value).
  33/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/02/2026
• Fast charging
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  Stated wired charging power, in watts: the higher it is, the faster the battery charges.
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 Apple (spec sheet), read on 10/05/2026
• Brightness
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  Stated peak screen brightness: the higher it is, the easier the screen is to read in bright sunlight.
  13/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/02/2026
• Updates
  ?

  Number of major system updates promised by the maker: the more there are, the longer the device stays up to date.
  50/100 Apple (common rule of its UK PSTI statements), read on 10/05/2026

Score by profile

• Budget →≈ 26/100
• Smart →≈ 29/100
• Premium →≈ 40/100

Each profile weighs the criteria its own way: Budget and Smart take price into account (Budget favours it, Smart aims for value for money), Premium only looks at quality.

≈: score partly based on a Picksly estimate (no public measurement for one criterion).

How these scores are calculated

Position in the catalogue

Rank 156 of 221 scored models in this category, based on the overall market score (≈ 34/100, scale 2026-09). The rank moves when the catalogue or the measurements change.

Prices checked

• New No verified offer yet
• Refurbished No verified offer yet

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Similar models

The models with the closest overall score in the same category.

• Samsung Galaxy S25 FEscore 34/100 · $479
• Xiaomi 12Tscore ≈ 34/100
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5Gscore ≈ 34/100
• Honor 90 Litescore 35/100

≈: score partly based on a Picksly estimate (no public measurement for one criterion).