Nothing Phone (2) vs Apple iPhone XR Comparison and Differences

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Nothing Phone (2)

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Nothing Phone (2) or Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nothing Phone (2) Apple iPhone XR
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Release date 2023, July 11 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm | 6.38 x 6.38 x 3.01 in 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in
Weight 201.2 g | 7.1 oz 194 g | 6.84 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors White, Dark Gray Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Battery 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology LTPO OLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.1" in
Screen area 108.0 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.2% 79.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2412 px 828 x 1792 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 394 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
-Always On Display
- True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR, OIS 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 2.6 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 730 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1108223 676475
Antutu 10 CPU 191136
Antutu 10 GPU 175470
Antutu 10 Mem 133543
Antutu 10 UX 191136
Antutu 8 Total 414479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1735 1108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4589 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Snapdragon Sound - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Multiple LED lights on the back (notifications, charging progress, camera fill light) Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
- 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, PPS, Quick Charge 4, 100% in 55 min
-15W Wireless charging, 100% in 130 min
-5W Reverse wireless charging
- 11 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 33 addressable zones)
-Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
-IP54 splash, water and dust resistant

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Nothing Phone 2, Nothing Phone2 Nothing Phone Two

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