Apple iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 8a vs. Nothing Phone (2)

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Google

Nothing

Model

iPhone 12

Pixel 8a

Phone (2)

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

White, Dark Gray

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

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

G8HHN, USA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
GKV4X, NA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
G6GPR, Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

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/6e, dual/tri-band

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

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

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

Lightning

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Google Tensor G3

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

CPU(s)

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

Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)

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

GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Adreno 730

Min. RAM

4 GiB

8 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

4 GiB

8 GiB

12 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

OLED

LTPO OLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

2000 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.1 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2532 pixels

2400 pixels

2412 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

430 ppi

394 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 14.1

Android 14

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, barometer

accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP67

IP54

Main Camera

Resolution

12 MP

64 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.9

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

0.8 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

13 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

Pixel Size

1.12 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

13 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

20 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.5

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

0.8 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Po

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

PD3.0

PD3.0, QC4

Wired Charging Power

15 W

18 W

45 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

Yes

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

7.5 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

AnTuTu (v10)

1 193 520

972 126

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)