Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S23

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Apple

Samsung

Model

Phone (2a)

iPhone 15 Plus

Galaxy S23

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Cell Bands

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

A3094: 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
A2847: 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
A3093: 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
A3096: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

USA: 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

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 2.0, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

CPU(s)

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

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

Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Apple GPU

Adreno 740

Min. RAM

8 GiB

6 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

6 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1 (128 GiB only) or UFS 4.0 (Rest)

Display

Technology

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

2000 nits

1750 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.7 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1290 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

2796 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

460 ppi

425 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

iOS 17

Android 13

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

48 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

1.4 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

10 MP

Zoom

3x optical

Focal Length

70 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/1.9

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

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

PD3.0

Wired Charging Power

45 W

15 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

MagSafe

Qi/PMA

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

1 231 075

AnTuTu (v10)

684 574

1 385 649

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)