Samsung Galaxy A15 vs. Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs. Nothing Phone (2a)

Commercialization

Brand

Samsung

Apple

Nothing

Model

Galaxy A15

iPhone 15 Plus

Phone (2a)

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Communications

Cell Technology

4G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

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

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

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

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

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

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

FM radio

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

3.5mm TRS

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Apple A16 Bionic

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

CPU(s)

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

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

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

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Apple GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Min. RAM

4 GiB

6 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

6 GiB

12 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

Display

Technology

Super AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Glass

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass

Peak Brightness

800 nits

2000 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.5 in

6.7 in

6.7 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1290 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2340 pixels

2796 pixels

2412 pixels

Pixel Density

396 ppi

460 ppi

394 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6

iOS 17

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP54

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

48 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.6

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

AF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

5 MP

12 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

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

13 MP

12 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2

f/1.9

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

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

15 W

45 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

MagSafe

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)

AnTuTu (v9)

316 967

578 493

AnTuTu (v10)

375 314

1 385 649

684 574

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)