Apple iPhone 12 vs Nothing Phone 2a

Apple iPhone 12

Rs. 41,499

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Nothing Phone 2a

Rs. 23,999

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Apple iPhone 12

Rs. 41,499

@ Flipkart

Nothing Phone 2a

Rs. 23,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Spec Score

89%

86%

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic

4 GB RAM

MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro

8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches

(15.49 cm)

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

6.7 inches

(17.02 cm)

1084x2412 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

50 MP + 50 MP

Dual Camera

Front Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

32 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2815 mAh

5000 mAh

Storage

64 GB

Non Expandable

128 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Review

4.0/5

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

User Review

4.6/5(241,399 ratings)

4.4/5(24,104 ratings)

Benchmarks

Apple iPhone 12 Antutu Score

Nothing Phone 2a Antutu Score

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Rs. 41,499

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Rs. 23,999

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General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020

(Official)

Mar 12, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14

Android v14

Custom UI

N/A	Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro MT6886

CPU

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm)

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A510)

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion

N/A

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Mali-G610 MC4

RAM

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

621,879

707,480

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

3,707.0

5,055.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %	41.0 %
* After 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Display Type

OLED	Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1084x2412 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

87.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Multi-touch

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Multi-touch

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.65 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm

161.74 mm

Width

71.5 mm

76.32 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.55 mm

Weight

162 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Colours

Black

Blue

Green

Purple

Red

White

Black

Blue

White

Waterproof

Yes

Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

IP68

Yes

Splash proof

IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Camera Setup

Dual

Resolution

12 MP f/1.6 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length

50 MP f/1.88 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.56" sensor size

12 MP f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 3.6" sensor size

50 MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

Sensor

N/A	S5KGN9 ISO-CELL

Autofocus

Yes

Phase Detection autofocus

Dual Pixel autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes

Dual LED Flash

Yes

LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

ISO control

Exposure compensation

ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous ShootingBurst mode

Continuous ShootingHigh Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom2 x Optical ZoomAuto FlashFace detectionTouch to focus

Digital ZoomAuto FlashFace detectionTouch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps1920x1080 @ 30 fps1280x720 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slo-motionNight Time-LapseAudio ZoomStereo recording

Slo-motionAction Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

12 MP f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 3.6" sensor size

32 MP f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera2.74" sensor size

Sensor

N/A

Exmor RS

Flash

Yes

Retina Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Average

Very Good

Capacity

2815 mAh

5000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Removable

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes

Fast

20W: 50 % in 30 minutes

Yes

Fast

45W: 50 % in 23 minutes

USB Type-C

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better)

N/A

14h 13m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A	0h 30m 15s

Storage

Storage Rating

Best In Class

Internal Memory

64 GB

128 GB

Expandable Memory

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 2.2

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

GSM+GSM

Dual SIM

GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano

SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Supported in India

4G Supported in India

5G Supported in India

4G Supported in India

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

GPRS:

Available

GPRS:

Available

EDGE:

Available

EDGE:

Available

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

4G Bands:

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

3G Bands:

UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz

GPRS:

Available

2G Bands:

GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

EDGE:

Available

GPRS:

Available

N/A	EDGE: Available

Wi-Fi

Yes

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)

MIMO

Yes

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Yes

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes

v5.0

Yes

v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Glonass

NFC

Yes

USB Connectivity

N/A	Mass storage device USB charging

Multimedia

FM Radio

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Barometer

Compass

Gyroscope

Light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Compass

Gyroscope

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Summary

Spec Score

Performance

Display

Rear Camera

Front Camera

Battery

Storage

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General

Launch Date

Operating System

Custom UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Chipset

CPU

Co-Processor

Architecture

Graphics

RAM

RAM Type

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

Heating* (The lower, the better)

Display

Display Rating

Display Type

Screen Size

Resolution

Aspect Ratio

Pixel Density

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

Screen Protection

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

Brightness

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Refresh Rate

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

Design

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Build Material

Colours

Waterproof

Ruggedness

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Camera Setup

Resolution

Sensor

Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Image Resolution

Settings

Shooting Modes

Camera Features

Video Recording

Video Recording Features

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Camera Setup

Resolution

Sensor

Flash

Camera Features