Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs. Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Apple iPhone 12

Commercialization

Brand

Samsung

Nothing

Apple

Model

Galaxy A15 5G

Phone (2a)

iPhone 12

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Magical Blue, Optimistic Blue

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

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, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 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

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Lightning

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Lightning, USB 2.0

Headphones Connector

3.5mm TRS

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Apple A14 Bionic

CPU(s)

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

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

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

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G610 MC4

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Min. RAM

4 GiB

8 GiB

4 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

12 GiB

4 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

Display

Technology

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Scratch Protection

Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

800 nits

1300 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.5 in

6.7 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

1170 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2340 pixels

2412 pixels

2532 pixels

Pixel Density

396 ppi

394 ppi

460 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

iOS 14.1

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.9

f/1.6

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

AF

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

5 MP

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.4

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

13 MP

32 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

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

Wired Charging Power

25 W

45 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

No

MagSafe

Wireless Charging Power

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)

306 274

578 493

AnTuTu (v10)

364 663

684 574

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)