Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs. Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Nothing

Xiaomi

Model

iPhone 15 Plus

Phone (2a)

14 Ultra

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Black, Blue, White, Titanium Gray

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

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

International: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
China: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 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/6e/7, tri-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

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

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 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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

GPU

Apple GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Adreno 750

Min. RAM

6 GiB

8 GiB

12 GiB

Max. RAM

6 GiB

12 GiB

16 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass

Xiaomi Shield Glass

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1300 nits

3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.7 in

6.73 in

Horizontal Resolution

1290 pixels

1080 pixels

1440 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2796 pixels

2412 pixels

3200 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

394 ppi

522 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 17

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Android 14, HyperOS

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

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, color spectrum, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP54

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.9

f/1.6

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.2 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

14 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

50 MP

Zoom

3.2x optical

Focal Length

75 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

50 MP

Zoom

5x optical

Focal Length

120 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.5

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

32 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

22 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.7 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Po

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

90 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

No

Yes

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

80 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

AnTuTu (v9)

578 493

AnTuTu (v10)

1 385 649

684 574

2 014 262

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)