Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced March 2016 October 2020 September 2021
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - November 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm
(5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm
(5.18 x 2.53 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 135 g (4.76 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 LTE
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 Sub6/mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 iOS 14 iOS 15
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Hexa-core (2 + 4), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB N/A 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Super Retina XDR OLED
HDR10
Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16 Colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.4 inches 5.4 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 84.88% 84.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED dual tone Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to XXfps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0, Reversible Connector Lightning, USB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity 1642 mAh - -
Stand by - Up to 15 h (multimedia) Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - - Up to 55 h (Music Play)