Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs iPhone 12

Nothing Phone 3a Pro $459
iPhone 12 $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$459
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
CPU
A14 Bionic
GPU
Adreno 810
GPU
4-Core A14
Memory
12GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
6.8" AMOLED 2392×1080 Touch
Display
6.1" OLED 2532×1170 Touch
GPU Image
Adreno 810
256 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
4-Core A14
256 Shaders
1463MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
538 GFLOPS FP32
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749 GFLOPS FP32
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Adreno 810 vs 4-Core A14 Full Specs Comparison
12GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
40 Tabs
8%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
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64GB
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442 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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6.8"
AMOLED
HDR
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6.1"
OLED
HDR
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Area
17.2 in² (110.9 cm²)
20:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
14.2 in² (91.4 cm²)
19.5:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,300 Nits
3,000 Nits Peak
Brightness
625 Nits
1,200 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Flicker
2160Hz
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Resolution
2392×1080
2.6 Million Pixels
388 PPI
Resolution
2532×1170
3 Million Pixels
457 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
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2,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Fully Laminated
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Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
50.1MP
24mm Lens
ƒ/1.9 Aperture
1/1.57" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
12.2MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/1.6 Aperture
1/2.55" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Ultrawide
8.0MP
12.5mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
120˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Ultrawide
12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Telephoto
50.3MP
73mm Lens
ƒ/2.6 Aperture
1/1.95" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Front
50.1MP
25mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.76" Sensor Size
0.64 µm Pixel Size
82˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
12.2MP
23mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
86˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
1.9x Zoom-Out
3.0x Optical Zoom-In
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Zoom
2.0x Zoom-Out
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
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120 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
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60 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
60 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
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Front HDR Video
Photo Geotagging
Stereo Recording
Audio Zoom
Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
Night Mode
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Panorama
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Portrait Mode
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Portrait Lighting
Macro Mode
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Modes
Slow Motion
Front Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Night Mode
Front Night Mode
Night Mode Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
Front Portrait Mode
Portrait Lighting
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Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
2
4
Modem
MediaTek
MT 5G R2
5G
Modem
Qualcomm
X55
5G mmWave
Speed
Up to 4700Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Dual SIM capable
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Dual SIM capable
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
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Communication
NFC
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Communication
NFC
Express Cards
Ultra-Wideband Chip
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
iBeacon
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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External
External
Not Included
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19.3Wh
5000mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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10.8Wh
2815mAh
3.83V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 11 Hours
Charge Time
19 min 50%
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56 min 100%
Charge Time
28 min 50%
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55 min 80%
85 min 100%
Android
iOS
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
IP64
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP68
Up to 6.0m Water Resistant
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Qi Wireless Charging
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MagSafe
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Height
163.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
Depth
8.4 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.110 L
Height
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
Width
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
Depth
7.4 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.080 L
Weight
211 g (7.44 oz)
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Weight
164 g (5.78 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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