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

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Nothing

Nothing

Model

iPhone 15 Plus

Phone (2a)

Phone (2)

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Black, White, Milk, Blue

White, Dark Gray

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

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

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

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

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/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

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

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, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

CPU(s)

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

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

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

GPU

Apple GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Adreno 730

Min. RAM

6 GiB

8 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

6 GiB

12 GiB

12 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

LTPO OLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1300 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.7 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1290 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2796 pixels

2412 pixels

2412 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

394 ppi

394 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 17

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Android 13

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP54

IP54

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.9

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

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

12 MP

32 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2.5

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

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.

PD2.0

PD3.0, QC4

Wired Charging Power

15 W

45 W

45 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)

AnTuTu (v9)

578 493

895 434

AnTuTu (v10)

1 385 649

684 574

972 126

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)