Nothing Phone 4a has better RAM than Apple iPhone 15. In terms of display resolution, Nothing Phone 4a has better resolution of 2720 x 1224 than Apple iPhone 15 which has resolution of 2556 x 1179. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Apple iPhone 15 | Nothing Phone 4a |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.1 in | 6.78 in |
| Internal Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Battery | 3349 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Camera | 48 MP + 12 MP Dual | 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 54790 | Rs. 31999 |
The launch Date of the first phone is September 12, 2023. The cost of Apple iPhone 15 is Rs. 54790. The launch Date of the second phone is March 05, 2026. The cost of Nothing Phone 4a is Rs. 31999.
Nothing Phone 4a has larger screen size of 6.78 inches in comparison to Apple iPhone 15's 6.1 inch screen. Apple iPhone 15 has Screen type where as Nothing Phone 4a has AMOLED Screen type. Apple's phone has display density of 460 PPI & Nothing's phone has only 440 PPI display density. Apple iPhone 15 has 19.5:9 aspect ratio where as Nothing Phone 4a has 20:9 aspect ratio.
Nothing Phone 4a's larger 8 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Apple iPhone 15's lower 6 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 128 GB.
Nothing Phone 4a's 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP Triple Rear Camera outshines Apple iPhone 15's 48 MP + 12 MP Dual Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Nothing Phone 4a will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 32 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 15's 12 MP Front Camera.
Apple iPhone 15 has version v17 iOS Operating System where as Nothing Phone 4a has version 16 Android Operating System.
| Name | Apple iPhone 15 | Nothing Phone 4a |
| General | ||
| Country of Origin | India | |
| Model | iPhone 15 | A069 |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano-SIM and eSIM | Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| OS Updates | 3 years | |
| Security Updates | 6 years | |
| Release Date | September 12, 2023 | March 05, 2026 |
| In The Box | Nothing Phone (4a), Nothing Cable (C-c) 100 Cm, Phone (4a) Screen Protector (Pre-applied), Phone (4a) Case, Sim Tray Ejector Tool, Safety Information And Warranty Card | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 71.6 x 147.6 x 7.8 mm | 77.5 x 163.9 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 171 g | 204.5 g |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink | Pink, White, Black, Blue |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color Super Retina XDR OLED (1B Colors) | Color AMOLED Screen (1B Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.1 inches, 1179 x 2556 pixels, 60 Hz | 6.78 inches, 1224 x 2720 pixels, 12 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | ~ 460 PPI | ~ 440 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 87.2% | |
| Glass Type | Ceramic Shield front, Colour-infused glass back | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5 |
| Brightness | 800 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak) | |
| Features | Haptic Touch, 1,000 nits max brightness (typical), 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR), 2,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor), True Tone display, 20,00,000:1 contrast ratio (typical),HDR display, HDR with Dolby Vision | 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+ |
| Notch | Yes, Dynamic Island | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79 | N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N28, N38, N40, N41, N48, N66, N71, N77, N78 |
| VoLTE | Yes | Yes, Dual Stand-By |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO | WIFI 6, 802.11A/B/G/N/AC/AX, 2.4G/5G, 2X2 MIMO, TWT, MU-MIMO, OFDMA |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.3 | Yes, v5.4, A2DP, BLE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB Charging | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 1,364,468 (Total) (v10) 349,428 (CPU) 445,622 (GPU) 247,610 (Memory) 321,808 (UX) | 1,142,101 (Total) (v11) |
| AnTuTu Storage Score | 129,296 Sequential Read: 2162.9 MB/s; Sequential Write: 13839 MB/s | |
| Geekbench Score | 3,242 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,223 (Single Core) 3,385 (OpenCL) 5,679 (Vulkan) | |
| 3DMark Score | 1,506 (Wild Life Extreme) (9.02 FPS) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | yes with A-GPS, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou | GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1) |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | Yes, In Display |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, TrueDepth | Accelerometer, Electronic Compass, Front Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Lightning | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Water Resistance | Yes | |
| Splash Resistant | Yes | |
| IP Rating | IP68 | IP64 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Ultra Wideband Chip, Voice Isolation, Satellite Services , Road Side Assistance, Emergency SOS, Crash Detection footnote, Spatial Audio playback, Supports Dolby Atmos, Aluminium design,, Wide Spectrum microphone modes, NVMe Storage | |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Main) 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.4 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm | 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, Auto Focus, 3.5x Optical Zoom, 7x In-sensor Zoom, 70x Ultra Zoom 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
| OIS | Yes | |
| Auto Focus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus | Yes |
| Features | Super-high-resolution photos, (24MP and 48MP), Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control, 4x optical zoom range, Night mode, Stereo recording, Audio zoom, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Photo geotagging, Burst mode, Photographic Styles, 12MP 2x Telephoto (enabled by quad-pixel sensor) | Ultra Xdr, Ultra Xdr Motion Photo, Ai Semantic Segmentation (12 Layers), Portrait Optimiser, Macro Capability (Built Into The Default Mode), Night Mode, Video Recording: 4k Recording At 30 Fps, 1080p Recording At 30 Or 60 Fps, 1080p Ultra Xdr Recoding At 30 Fps, Slo-mo At 1080p 120 Fps, Time Lapse At 4k / 1080p |
| Video Recording | 1080p @ 60 fps FHD, 4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/30/60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 12 MP ƒ/1.9 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF Autofocus, Retina Flash | 32 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Screen Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | iOS v17 | Android v16 |
| Custom UI | Nothing OS 4.1 | |
| Chipset | Apple Bionic A16 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4 |
| CPU | 3.46 GHz, Hexa Core Processor | 2.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x3.46 GHz Everest & 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth | 1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 810 |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes, supports HTML5 |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, AC3, EAC3, EAC3-JOC, AC4 |
| Video | HEVC, H.264 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG | MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Dual Stereo | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 3349 mAh, Li-ion Battery | 5400 mAh |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes, 50W Fast Charging |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 15W MagSafe Charging | |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | |
| Music Playback Time | 80 hours | |