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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nothing Nothing
Announced September 2021 March 2024 July 2024
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - March 2024 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red Black, White, Milk Black, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.3 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.34 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.33 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G Network Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
26 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 15 Android 14 Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface - Nothing OS 2.5 -
Processor Hexa-core (2 + 4), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G610 MC4 1.3GHz
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED
HDR10
Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass
Oleophobic Coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protections
Colors 16 Colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 87.75% 87.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 50 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to XXfps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
HDR
1080p@60fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 19 h (multimedia) - -
Talk Time Up to 75 h (Music Play) - -