Google Pixel 7 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 7 (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13 mini, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 13 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Comes with 1949 mAh larger battery capacity: 4355 vs 2406 mAh
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (976 against 848 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Shows 11% longer battery life (32:14 vs 29:08 hours)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Google
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (922K versus 802K)
- 14% higher pixel density (476 vs 416 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 9 mm narrower
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 62% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2218 and 1373 points
- Weighs 56 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 5.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 476 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 85.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) | 131.5 mm (5.18 inches) |
| Width | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) | 64.2 mm (2.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 141 g (4.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 672 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 242485 | 251650 |
| GPU | 219273 | 306762 |
| Memory | 151362 | 162292 |
| UX | 185590 | 194596 |
| Total score | 802280 | 922909 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.8 °C | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | 71% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 53 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6523 | 8883 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7598 | - |
| Video editing | 6234 | - |
| Photo editing | 18318 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10230 | - |
| Writing score | 15569 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4355 mAh | 2406 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (20 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:13 hr | 10:48 hr |
| Watching video | 16:16 hr | 11:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:26 hr | 05:11 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 124 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS 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 Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 mini from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10.8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | September 2021 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.97 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7 . But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 13 mini .
