Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Samsung Galaxy A25 vs. Apple iPhone 12

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Mobile Phones

Nothing Phone (2a)

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Samsung

Apple

Model

Phone (2a)

Galaxy A25

iPhone 12

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Cell Bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

A2172: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave
A2402, A2403, A2404: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6

WiFi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Lightning

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0

Lightning, USB 2.0

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Exynos 1280

Apple A14 Bionic

CPU(s)

Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)

Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Mali-G68

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Min. RAM

8 GiB

4 GiB

4 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

8 GiB

4 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

Display

Technology

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

1000 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.5 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

1170 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

2340 pixels

2532 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

396 ppi

460 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Android 14, One UI 6

iOS 14.1

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Face ID

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

27 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.8

f/1.6

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

1.4 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

8 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.4

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

13 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

45 W

25 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

n/a

MagSafe

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

568 674

AnTuTu (v9)

578 493

443 234

AnTuTu (v10)

684 574

480 771

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)