Nothing Phone 3a vs iPhone XS

Nothing Phone 3a $379
iPhone XS $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$379
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
CPU
A12 Bionic
GPU
Adreno 810
GPU
4-Core A12
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
6.8" AMOLED 2392×1080 Touch
Display
5.8" OLED 2436×1125 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 12% slower vs iPhone XS
  • 14% faster vs Nothing Phone 3a
Nothing Phone 3a - GB6S 1,175
x1
iPhone XS - GB6S 1,335
x1.14

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 4% faster vs iPhone XS
  • 4% slower vs Nothing Phone 3a
Nothing Phone 3a - GB6M 3,150
x1.04
iPhone XS - GB6M 3,030
x1

FP32

  • 7% slower vs iPhone XS
  • 7% faster vs Nothing Phone 3a
Nothing Phone 3a - 538 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iPhone XS - 576 GFLOPS FP32
x1.07
CPU Image
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
A12 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs A12 Bionic Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Adreno 810
256 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
4-Core A12
256 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
538 GFLOPS FP32
1%
576 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Adreno 810 vs 4-Core A12 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
6.8"
AMOLED
HDR
5.8"
OLED
HDR
6.8"
5.8"
Area
17.2 in² (110.9 cm²)
20:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
12.8 in² (82.6 cm²)
19.5:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,300 Nits
3,000 Nits Peak
Brightness
625 Nits
-
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Flicker
2160Hz
-
-
Resolution
2392×1080
2.6 Million Pixels
388 PPI
Resolution
2436×1125
2.7 Million Pixels
458 PPI
2392×1080
2436×1125
1,000,000:1 Contrast
1,000,000:1 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
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
-
Fully Laminated
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
2392×1080
2436×1125
Main
50.1MP
24mm Lens
ƒ/1.9 Aperture
1/1.57" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
Main
12.2MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.55" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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
-
Telephoto
12.2MP
56mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
1.9x Zoom-Out
2.0x Optical Zoom-In
-
Zoom
-
2.2x Optical Zoom-In
10x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
-
120 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
Max Front FPS
-
60 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
60 FPS 1080p
Features
Flash
Autofocus
HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
-
Features
Flash
Autofocus
HDR Photo
-
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Stereo Recording
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Night Mode
Panorama
-
Portrait Mode
-
Portrait Lighting
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
-
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
Front Portrait Mode
Portrait Lighting
Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
2
4
Modem
MediaTek
MT 5G R2
5G
Modem
Intel
XMM 7560
4G
Speed
Up to 4700Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Dual SIM capable
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
Communication
NFC
-
Communication
NFC
Express Cards
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
-
Compass
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
-
iBeacon
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
Data
1x Lightning (480Mbps)
-
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
10.1Wh
2659mAh
3.81V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 14 Hours
Charge Time
19 min 50%
-
56 min 100%
Charge Time
30 min 50%
60 min 80%
90 min 100%
Android
iOS
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
IP64
-
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Glass
IP68
Up to 2.0m Water Resistant
-
Qi Wireless Charging
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
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
Width
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
Depth
7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.080 L
Weight
201 g (7.09 oz)
Weight
177 g (6.24 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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