Nothing Phone 2a vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Quick Comparison
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has better RAM than Nothing Phone 2a. In terms of display resolution, Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has better resolution of 2868 x 1320 than Nothing Phone 2a which has resolution of 2412 x 1084. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has more internal memory than Nothing Phone 2a
| Name | Nothing Phone 2a | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.7 in | 6.9 in |
| Internal Memory | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 4832 mAh |
| Camera | 50 MP + 50 MP Dual | 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 22990 | Rs. 149900 |
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Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is March 05, 2024. The cost of Nothing Phone 2a is Rs. 22990. The launch Date of the second phone is September 09, 2025. The cost of Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max is Rs. 149900.
Display comparison
Nothing Phone 2a has screen size of 6.7 inches which falls short to Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max's 6.9 inch screen. Nothing Phone 2a has AMOLED Screen type where as Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has OLED Screen type. Apple's phone has display density of 460 PPI & Nothing's phone has only 394 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Apple's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 90.7% than Nothing's phone ~ 87.2%. Nothing Phone 2a has 20:9 aspect ratio where as Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Nothing Phone 2a's lower 8 GB RAM. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has more Internal Memory (256 GB) than Nothing Phone 2a (128 GB).
Camera comparison
Nothing Phone 2a's 50 MP + 50 MP Dual Rear Camera outshines Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max's 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Nothing Phone 2a 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 17 Pro Max's 18 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Nothing Phone 2a has version 14 Android Operating System where as Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max has version 26 iOS Operating System.
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| Name | Nothing Phone 2a | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| General | ||
| Country of Origin | India | |
| Model | Phone 2a | iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| OS Updates | 3 years | |
| Security Updates | 4 years | |
| Release Date | March 05, 2024 | September 09, 2025 |
| In The Box | Handset, Nothing Cable (C-C), Screen Protector (Pre Applied), Sim Tray Ejector, Safety Information and Warranty Card | iPhone with iOS 26, USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 76.32 x 161.74 x 8.55 mm | 78 x 163.4 x 8.8 mm |
| Weight | 190 g | 233 g |
| Colors | White, Black | Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color AMOLED Screen (1.07 B) | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) |
| Touch | Yes, 240 Hz Touch Sampling Rate | Yes |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 1084 x 2412 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 394 PPI | ~ 460 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 87.2% | ~ 90.7% |
| Glass Type | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Brightness | 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 3,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness | |
| Features | 2160Hz PWM Frequency, 5,000,000:1, 1300 Nits Peak Brightness, 1100 Nits Outdoor Brightness, 700 Nits Typical Brightness, Always On Display | Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Hdr Display. True Tone. Wide Colour (P3). Haptic Touch. 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical). Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Dynamic Island |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | sn1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78 | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) |
| VoLTE | Yes, Dual Stand-By | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac or ax (Wi-Fi 6), 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz dual-band, 2x2 MIMO and MU-MIMO | Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.3, A2DP, BLE | Yes, v6.0 |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage | USB Tethering, USB Charging |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 701,545 (Total) (v10) 222,438 (CPU) 174,768 (GPU) 135,612 (Memory) 168,727 (UX) | 2,590,573 (Total) (v10) |
| Geekbench Score | 2,485 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,093 (Single Core) 3,347 (OpenCL) 3,363 (Vulkan) | 10,098 (Multi Core) (v6) |
| 3DMark Score | 1,139 (Wild Life Extreme) | 6,010 (Wild Life Extreme) |
| Speaker Score | 72 (Good) | |
| Battery Test Result | 15.25 hours | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Yes, with GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1) | Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC), Digital compass, Wi-Fi, Cellular, iBeacon micro-location |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Electronic Compass, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Sensor Core | Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| AI Features | Apple Intelligence | |
| Water Resistance | Yes | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP69 |
| IP Rating | IP54 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Glyph Interface, Advanced Liquid Cooling Vapor Chamber, Dual 5G | Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.88 (Wide Angle) 1/1.56" 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 1/2.76", 114° FOV | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Sony IMX903 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom, Sony IMX973 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, Sony IMX972 |
| Camera Sensor | 50 MP (Main) Samsung GN9 + 50 MP (UW) ISOCELL JN1 | |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus |
| Features | Night Mode, Portrait Mode, Motion Photo, Super Res Zoom, Lenticular (Filter), AI Scene Detection, Expert Mode, Panorama, Night Mode, Document Mode, Ultra XDR | 48MP Pro Fusion Camera System, 48MP Fusion Main: 24 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Support For Super-High-Resolution Photos (24MP And 48MP), Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, ƒ/1.78 Aperture, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super-High-Resolution Photos (48MP), 48MP Fusion Telephoto: 100 Mm (4x), ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Also Enables 12MP Optical-Quality 8x Telephoto: 200 Mm, ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, 8x Optical-Quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out, 16x Optical-Quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Next-Generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63MP), Latest-Generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48MP Macro Photography, ProRAW, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-Eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And DNG, Video Recording, 4K Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main) Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Action Mode Up To 2.8K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, ProRes Video Recording Up To 4K At 120 Fps With External Recording, ProRes RAW5, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log 2, Genlock Support6, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow-Motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4K Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time-Lapse Video With Stabilisation, Night Mode Time-Lapse, QuickTake Video Up To 4K Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second-Generation Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3D Sensor-Shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 15x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4K, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8MP Still Photos While Recording 4K Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: HEVC, H.264, ProRes And ProRes RAW, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio-Quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 4K @ 120/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 32 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) 1/2.74" Punch Hole, Screen Flash | 18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) Sony IMX914 Retina Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v14 | iOS v26 |
| Custom UI | Nothing OS 2.5 | |
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro | Apple A19 Pro |
| CPU | 2.8 GHz, Octa Core Processor | Hexa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510 | |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC4 | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) |
| NPU | 3nm | |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, AC3, EAC3, EAC3-JOC, AC4 | AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback |
| Video | MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM | HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Dual Stereo | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 4832 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 45W Fast Charging | Yes |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 25W | |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 5W | |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 4.5W | |