Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 16 vs OnePlus 13 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple OnePlus Nothing
Announced September 2024 October 2024 March 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2024 Coming Soon - November 2024 Coming Soon - March 2025
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Black, Blue, White Black, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
162.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm or 8.9 mm
(6.41 x 3.01 x 0.33 in or 0.35 in)
163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
(6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 210 g or 213 g (7.41 oz or 7.51 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (2x Nano-SIM, eSIM, dual stand-by), Dual SIM (2x Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68/IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 18 Android 15, OxygenOS 15 (International) Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface - ColorOS 15 (China) Nothing OS 3.1
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm) Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 830 Adreno 710 (940 MHz)
RAM 6 GB 24 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 1 TB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
QHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+
800 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 4500 Nits (peak)
Crystal Shield Super-ceramic Glass Protections
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Panda Glass Protection
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.82 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1440 x 3168 pixels (510 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.56% 90.80% 87.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 73mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
Hasselblad Color Calibration, HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto) (15cm - ∞), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240/480fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76"

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC 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 1 TB, 24 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Si/C Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PD, QC, 50% in 13 min, 100% in 36 min (advertised)
50W wireless
10W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Capacity - 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
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