Nothing Phone 3a vs iPhone 5C

Nothing Phone 3a $379
iPhone 5C $549
Base Price (MSRP)
$379
Base Price (MSRP)
$549
CPU
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
CPU
A6
GPU
Adreno 810
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP3 A6
Memory
8GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
8GB
Display
6.8" AMOLED 2392×1080 Touch
Display
4" LCD IPS 1136×640 Touch

FP32

  • 21.06x faster vs iPhone 5C
  • 95% slower vs Nothing Phone 3a
Nothing Phone 3a - 538 GFLOPS FP32
x21.06
iPhone 5C - 25.54 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
A6
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs A6 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Adreno 810
256 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX543 MP3 A6
48 Shaders
266MHz
Shared Memory
538 GFLOPS FP32
1%
25.54 GFLOPS FP32
0%
Adreno 810 vs PowerVR SGX543 MP3 A6 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
1GB
LPDDR2-1066
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
8GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
6.8"
AMOLED
HDR
4"
LCD IPS
-
6.8"
4"
Area
17.2 in² (110.9 cm²)
20:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
6.8 in² (44.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,300 Nits
3,000 Nits Peak
Brightness
500 Nits
-
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Flicker
2160Hz
-
-
Resolution
2392×1080
2.6 Million Pixels
388 PPI
Resolution
1136×640
0.7 Million Pixels
326 PPI
2392×1080
1136×640
-
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
800:1 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
Coverage
98% sRGB
-
-
Fully Laminated
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
2392×1080
1136×640
Main
50.1MP
24mm Lens
ƒ/1.9 Aperture
1/1.57" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
Main
8.0MP
30mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
-
Ultrawide
8.0MP
12.5mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
120˚ Diagonal Field of View
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Telephoto
50.1MP
47mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/2.75" Sensor Size
0.64 µm Pixel Size
-
-
-
-
-
-
Front
32.3MP
22mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.44" Sensor Size
0.64 µm Pixel Size
89˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
1.9x Zoom-Out
2.0x Optical Zoom-In
-
Zoom
-
-
5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
-
120 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
-
Max Front FPS
-
60 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
-
Features
Flash
Autofocus
HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Features
Flash
Autofocus
HDR Photo
-
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Night Mode
Panorama
Portrait Mode
Portrait Lighting
Modes
-
-
-
Panorama
-
-
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
2
1
2
3
Modem
MediaTek
MT 5G R2
5G
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 4700Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Communication
NFC
-
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
-
Compass
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
-
-
iBeacon
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
Data
1x Lightning (480Mbps)
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
External
External
Not Included
-
-
5W
5.00V
1.00A
-
-
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
-
-
USB-A
Removable Cable
19.3Wh
5000mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
5.7Wh
1508mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
19 min 50%
-
56 min 100%
Charge Time
60 min 50%
100 min 80%
140 min 100%
Android
iOS
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
IP64
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
-
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
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
Width
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Depth
9 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.070 L
Weight
201 g (7.09 oz)
Weight
132 g (4.66 oz)
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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