Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs. Apple iPhone 15

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Xiaomi

Apple

Model

Phone (2a)

14 Ultra

iPhone 15

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Black, Blue, White, Titanium Gray

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

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

International: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
China: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

A3090: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2846: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
A3089: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A3092: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 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/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

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

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

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

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Apple A16 Bionic

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 (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)

GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Adreno 750

Apple GPU

Min. RAM

8 GiB

12 GiB

6 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

16 GiB

6 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Display

Technology

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Xiaomi Shield Glass

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

3000 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.73 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1440 pixels

1179 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

3200 pixels

2556 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

522 ppi

460 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Android 14, HyperOS

iOS 17

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

50 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.6

f/1.6

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

sensor-shift OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.2 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

14 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.4

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

50 MP

Zoom

3.2x optical

Focal Length

75 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

50 MP

Zoom

5x optical

Focal Length

120 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.5

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

32 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

22 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2

f/1.9

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Po

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD3.0, QC4

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

45 W

90 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

Yes

MagSafe

Wireless Charging Power

80 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

AnTuTu (v10)

684 574

2 014 262

1 354 651

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)