Apple iPhone 15 vs Nothing Phone 2

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 vs Nothing Phone 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while Nothing Phone 2 runs at 3.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 2 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 6.1 inches, making Nothing Phone 2 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Nothing Phone 2's LTPO AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nothing Phone 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 48 MP, making Nothing Phone 2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 15 delivers longer battery life with None, while Nothing Phone 2 delivers 17h 09m, making Apple iPhone 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 15 and Nothing Phone 2 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 2 has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 15

₹59,900

@ Flipkart

Nothing Phone 2

₹30,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

21 Jul, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1080x2412 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3349 mAh	4700 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Standout looks
Good performance & battery life
Decent cameras
Glyph improvements

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Dynamic range could be better
Similar design as predecessor
Charging speeds don`t match rivals
Priced on the higher side

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(257,731 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,656 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	1,195,555 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	17h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹59,900

@ Flipkart

Not Available in any store

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Jul 21, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 730

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

1,195,555

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.4 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1600 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

394 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

87.51 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm

162.1 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.6 mm

76.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.6 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

171 grams

201.2 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Action Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3349 mAh

4700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging 100% in 55 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 130 minutes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

17h 09m

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 59m 34s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)