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

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Nothing

Model

iPhone 12

Galaxy A15 5G

Phone (2a)

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Magical Blue, Optimistic Blue

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

Nano-SIM

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

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

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

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 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

3.5mm TRS

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

CPU(s)

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

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

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

GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G610 MC4

Min. RAM

4 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

4 GiB

8 GiB

12 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

800 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.5 in

6.7 in

Horizontal Resolution

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2532 pixels

2340 pixels

2412 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

396 ppi

394 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 14.1

Android 14, One UI 6

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP54

Main Camera

Resolution

12 MP

50 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.8

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

AF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

5 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

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

12 MP

13 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/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

15 W

25 W

45 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

No

No

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)