Apple iPhone XS Max vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Apple iPhone XS Max

Apple iPhone XS Max

September, 2018


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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

February, 2025


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Apple iPhone XS Max vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro


Apple iPhone XS Max

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Price
EUR: €269EUR: N/A
USD: $203USD: N/A
GBP: £165GBP: N/A
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: Rs.167,499PKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)211 g (7.44 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)

Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, GoldBlack, other colors
Models
A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6A059P
Display
Type
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)

3D Touch
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak)

Always On Display
Size
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)6.77 inches, 112.0 cm2 (~88.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~387 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glassPanda Glass
Brightness
625 nits max brightness (advertised)

Dolby Vision

HDR10

Wide color gamut

3D Touch

True-tone

120Hz touch-sensing
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) for ChinaGSM 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, 46, 66 A2101LTE
5G Bands
SA/NSA
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

256GB ROM, 4GB RAM

512GB ROM, 4GB RAM
256GB ROM, 12GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMe
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE5.4, 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/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
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
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)

SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Features: HDR

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

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@60fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.265
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 12Android OS, v15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 18
UI
Nothing OS 3.1
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)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 and eSIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) for China
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + (max 2 at a time)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
NoNo
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 353210 (v7)

GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)5000 mAh
Charging
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)

Wireless (Qi)
50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Talk Time
Up to 16 h (multimedia)
Music Play
Up to 65 h
Additional Features
Features
Circle to Search
Misc
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

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