Samsung Galaxy S25 / Apple iPhone 13 mini

Samsung Galaxy S25: 6.2-inch Galaxy S25; 12 GB RAM; 128/256/512 GB options vary by market; Navy, Icyblue, Silver Shadow, Mint and online colours. Galaxy S25+, S25 Ultra, S25 Edge and S25 FE are separate models.

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

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy S25Apple iPhone 13 mini
Release year20252021
ProcessorSnapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

A higher-clocked Snapdragon 8 Elite version made for Samsung. Samsung lists a 40% larger vapour chamber for the series.

Samsung		—
Display6.2-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh; Vision Booster

The visible area is about 6.0 inches with rounded corners. The 1–120 Hz range lowers the refresh rate for static content to save battery; Vision Booster adjusts tone mapping to improve readability in sunlight.

Samsung		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.

Apple
Front glass and frameCorning Gorilla Glass Victus 2; aluminium frame

The anti-reflective Gorilla Armor 2 of the Ultra is not used on this model.

Samsung		—
Memory and storage12 GB RAM; 128, 256 or 512 GB (varies by market)

There is no card slot for storage expansion.

Samsung		—
Rear cameras50 MP wide (ƒ/1.8, OIS, 85°); 12 MP ultra wide (ƒ/2.2, 120°); 10 MP telephoto (3× optical, ƒ/2.4, 36°)

The ultra-wide camera has no OIS. The 3× telephoto provides optical zoom through a separate lens rather than a crop of the main camera.

Samsung		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.

Apple
Front camera12 MP (ƒ/2.2, 80°) Samsung—
Battery and charging4000 mAh (typical; rated 3885 mAh); 25 W wired, about 50% in around 30 minutes; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare

25 W needs a 3 A USB-C cable and a compatible adapter. Wireless PowerShare lets the phone wirelessly charge another device. The 45 W wired charging of the S25+ and Ultra is not available here.

Samsung		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.

Apple
Operating system and updatesAndroid 15, One UI 7; seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates

Support is counted from the global launch date; timing may vary by model, carrier and market.

Samsung		—
Connectivity5G; LTE; Wi-Fi 7; Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 5.4

5G and LTE availability varies by market and carrier.

Samsung		—
DurabilityIP68 Samsung—
Size and weight146.9 × 70.5 × 7.2 mm; 162 g Samsung131.5 × 64.2 × 7.65 mm; 140 g Apple
Body—Ceramic Shield front, glass back, aluminium frame; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Apple
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.

Apple
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.

Apple
Storage—128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB

Capacity is chosen at purchase; there is no memory card slot.

Apple
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.

Apple
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.

Apple
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.

Apple
SIM—Dual SIM (nano-SIM + eSIM) or dual eSIM Apple
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.

Apple
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 Apple
Sensors—Face ID, barometer, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor Apple