Nothing Phone (2) vs. Apple iPhone 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy A15

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Apple

Samsung

Model

Phone (2)

iPhone 12

Galaxy A15

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

White, Dark Gray

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

4G

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

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

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

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, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

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

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

FM radio

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

Lightning

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0

Headphones Connector

No

No

3.5mm TRS

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Apple A14 Bionic

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

CPU(s)

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

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

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 730

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G57 MC2

Min. RAM

8 GiB

4 GiB

4 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

Display

Technology

LTPO OLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Ceramic Shield

Glass

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

1200 nits

800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.1 in

6.5 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

2532 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

460 ppi

396 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 13

iOS 14.1

Android 14, One UI 6

Updated Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, compass

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

AF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.4 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

5 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 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

12 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.5

f/2.2

f/2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

0.8 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

Wired Charging Power

45 W

15 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

No

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)

568 674

AnTuTu (v9)

895 434

316 967

AnTuTu (v10)

972 126

375 314

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)