OnePlus 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

79 out of 100

73 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on January 11, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13 mini, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro

Comes with 2594 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2406 mAh
The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 1.3 inches larger screen size
Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 20W)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Fingerprint scanner
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1118K versus 922K)
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
10% higher pixel density (525 vs 476 PPI)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 mini

Shows 7% longer battery life (32:14 vs 30:10 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than OnePlus
Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (848 against 787 nits)
Better grip in hands – the body is 9.7 mm narrower
69% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2218 and 1312 points
Weighs 59.5 grams less
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 10 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 mini crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.7 inches	5.4 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3216 pixels	1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	525 ppi	476 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1300 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	90%	85.1%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.3%	99.7%
PWM	342 Hz	510 Hz
Response time	11 ms	4.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163 mm (6.42 inches)	131.5 mm (5.18 inches)
Width	73.9 mm (2.91 inches)	64.2 mm (2.53 inches)
Thickness	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	200.5 g (7.07 oz)	141 g (4.97 oz)
Waterproof	-	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Green	White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	3000 MHz	3200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	6 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	1536	640
GPU clock	818 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	309169	251650
GPU	456180	306762
Memory	179061	162292
UX	169746	194596
Total score	1118907	922909

Max surface temperature	46.5 °C	38.8 °C
Stability	64%	79%
Graphics test	57 FPS	53 FPS
Graphics score	9541	8883

Web score	9402	-
Video editing	5900	-
Photo editing	25181	-
Data manipulation	9113	-
Writing score	17175	-

RAM size	8, 12 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage size	128, 256, 512 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	OxygenOS 13.1	-
OS size	32 GB	12 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	2406 mAh
Max charge power	80 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (98% in 30 min)	Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:32 hr	1:24 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:04 hr	10:48 hr
Watching video	13:54 hr	11:55 hr
Gaming	04:58 hr	05:11 hr
Standby	100 hr	124 hr

Main camera
Matrix	48 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8000 x 6000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3.3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 120FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	150°	120°
Lenses	3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX789 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 mini from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	-	23 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.74"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	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	5.2	5
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	20	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	January 2022	September 2021
Release date	January 2022	September 2021
SAR (head)	-	0.97 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 80 W	-

OnePlus 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

OnePlus 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

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