Apple iPhone 12 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Apple iPhone 12

Apple iPhone 12

October, 2020


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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

January, 2025


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Apple iPhone 12 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro


Apple iPhone 12

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Price
EUR: €272EUR: N/A
USD: $215USD: N/A
GBP: £203GBP: N/A
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: Rs.175,599PKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)-
Weight
164 g (5.78 oz)-
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, plastic back

IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, PurpleBlack, other colors
Models
A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2A059P
Display
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+

Always On Display
Size
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)6.72 inches, 108.7 cm2
Resolution
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Protection
Ceramic Shield glassCorning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5GGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 A2172LTE
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave A2172SA/NSA
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

128GB ROM, 4GB RAM

256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 12GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMe
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
YesYes, 360"
Camera
Main Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Primary: 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 50 MP, (periscope telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom

Third: 8 MP, f/2.2, 119" (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"

SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Features: HDR

Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
50 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@60fps
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 14.1Android OS, v15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 18.3.1
UI
Nothing OS 3.1
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)Adreno 710 (940 MHz)
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometerFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM +

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + (max 2 at a time)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
NoNo
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 568674 (v8)

GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 2815 mAh (10.78 Wh)5000 mAh
Standby
Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min

15W wireless (MagSafe)

15W wireless (Qi2) requires iOS 17.4 update
45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Music Play
Up to 65 h
Additional Features
Features
Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search
Misc
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

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