Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro vs. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Asus

Apple

Model

Phone (2a)

ROG Phone 8 Pro

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Phantom Black

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

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

USA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

USA: SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

5.4, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

2 x USB Type-C, DisplayPort 1.4, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

Headphones Connector

No

3.5mm TRS

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

CPU(s)

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

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

Hexa-core

GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Adreno 750

Apple GPU

Min. RAM

8 GiB

16 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

24 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Display

Technology

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

2500 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.78 in

6.9 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

1328 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

2400 pixels

2878 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Android 14

iOS 18

Updated Operative System

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

50 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.9

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

gimbal OIS

sensor-shift OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.22 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

13 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

32 MP

12 MP

Zoom

3x optical

5x optical

Focal Length

120 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.8

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

3D sensor‑shift OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

1.12 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

32 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

22 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.5

f/1.9

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 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.

PD3.0, QC5

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

45 W

65 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

Qi

MagSafe

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

AnTuTu (v9)

578 493

1 639 368

AnTuTu (v10)

684 574

2 167 612

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)