Nothing Phone (2) vs. Apple iPhone 13 vs. Asus ROG Phone 8

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Apple

Asus

Model

Phone (2)

iPhone 13

ROG Phone 8

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

White, Dark Gray

Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red, Green

Phantom Black, Rebel Grey

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

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

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA

A2633: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 Sub6/mmWave
A2482: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
A2631: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2634, A2635: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

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

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/7, tri-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

5.0, A2DP, LE

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

Geolocation

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

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

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

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

Lightning

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Lightning, USB 2.0

2 x USB Type-C, DisplayPort 1.4, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

3.5mm TRS

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Apple A15 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

CPU(s)

Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)

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

GPU

Adreno 730

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Adreno 750

Min. RAM

8 GiB

4 GiB

12 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

4 GiB

16 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Display

Technology

LTPO OLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

LTPO AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

1200 nits

2500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.1 in

6.78 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

2532 pixels

2400 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

460 ppi

388 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 13

iOS 15

Android 14

Updated Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.6

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

OIS

sensor-shift OIS

gimbal OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.7 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

1 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

32 MP

Zoom

3x optical

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 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

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

22 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.5

f/2.2

f/2.5

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

0.8 μm

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, QC4

PD2.0

PD3.0, QC5

Wired Charging Power

45 W

15 W

65 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

Qi

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

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)

895 434

775 519

AnTuTu (v10)

972 126

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)