Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Nothing Phone (2a) Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 14 Plus
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Nothing Phone (2a)
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Apple iPhone 14 Plus or Nothing Phone (2a) Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 14 Plus | Nothing Phone (2a) | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2022, September 07 | 2024, March 05 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in | 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 203 g | 7.16 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red | Black, White, Milk, Blue | |
| Battery | 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 1149 EUR | 350 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super Retina XDR OLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 1B | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 109.8 cm2 | 108.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.4% | 87.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1284 x 2778 px | 1080 x 2412 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 394 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -Dolby Vision -800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) |
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak) -Always On Display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) |
-50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 135 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 146 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'', PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74" | |
| Functions | HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps) | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@60fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 144 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 138 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 153 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 16 | Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | - Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) | - Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | Mali-G610 MC4 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1306734 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 333230 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 437446 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 225560 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 333230 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 823214 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2239 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5447 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 20180 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1724 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4625 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 -5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes, 360˚ | |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support -Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) - Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised) -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W -Qi wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- 45W Fast charging, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour - IP54 splash, water and dust resistant -3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light) |
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