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Apple iPhone 8 vs iPhone 13 mini

40 out of 100
Apple iPhone 8
VS
64 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 13 mini

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 8 (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 13 mini, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 4 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 mini
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1427K versus 520K)
  • Thinner bezels – 19.5% more screen real estate
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (20:29 vs 16:16 hours)
  • 46% higher pixel density (476 vs 326 PPI)
  • Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (844 against 636 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 13 mini crucial features
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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 96% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Apple iPhone 8 to Apple iPhone 13 mini is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: performance, camera, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone 8
vs
iPhone 13 mini

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 4.7 inches 5.4 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
PPI 326 ppi 476 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1200 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass -
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3% 84.8%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.7%
PWM Not detected 510 Hz
Response time 22 ms 4.8 ms
Contrast 1373:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPhone 13 mini
5.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 11.1 in2
iPhone 8
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone 8
636 nits
iPhone 13 mini +33%
844 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) 131.5 mm (5.18 inches)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) 64.2 mm (2.53 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone 8
65.3%
iPhone 13 mini +30%
84.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 13 mini
SoC
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 2100 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU Apple GPU (4 cores)
GPU shading units 192 640
GPU clock 1066 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 13 mini
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 8
1093
iPhone 13 mini +111%
2303
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone 8
1828
iPhone 13 mini +213%
5725
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 8
5630
iPhone 13 mini +221%
18055
Compute Score (GPU) 5630 18055
Single-core score 1093 2303
Multi-core score 1828 5725
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone 8
520567
iPhone 13 mini +174%
1427851
CPU 249127 457297
GPU - 339401
Memory 102335 155401
UX 169105 475752
Total score 520567 1427851
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 75%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 12 FPS
Section 3 - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 3276
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 68%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 2500
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame)Geekbench 6 GPU5630
📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame)Geekbench 6 CPU1093 / 1828
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Apple iPhone 13 mini
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-14 (Makkar)AnTuTu 111191717
📘 2026-09-25 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU2168 / 4988
📘 2026-06-09 -> barout1AnTuTu 111251126
📘 2026-05-27 (Spaik)AnTuTu 111507453
📘 2026-05-12 (MaximVerni)AnTuTu 111470778
Add View all (12)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
OS size 6 GB 12 GB

Battery

Capacity 1821 mAh 2406 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (7.5 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:24 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:14 hr 07:46 hr
Watching video 09:59 hr 12:00 hr
Gaming 03:40 hr 04:28 hr
Standby 81 hr 106 hr
General battery life
iPhone 8
16:16 hr
iPhone 13 mini +26%
20:29 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad 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 - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.6
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor Apple iSight Camera Sony IMX603
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX372
Sensor size - 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 1.4 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
iPhone 8
93
iPhone 13 mini +43%
133
Video quality
iPhone 8
90
iPhone 13 mini +60%
144
Generic main camera score
iPhone 8
92
iPhone 13 mini +36%
125
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 76
Zoom - 65
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 mini from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2320 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm 23 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 127
Video - 143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No -
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 16 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
iPhone 8
80.1 dB
iPhone 13 mini +9%
87.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2017 September 2021
Release date September 2017 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $700
SAR (head) 1.35 W/kg 0.97 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.36 W/kg 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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 13 mini is definitely a better buy.

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