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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nothing Nothing
Announced September 2023 March 2024 July 2024
Status Coming Soon - September 2023 Coming Soon - March 2024 Available - July 2024
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black, White, Milk Black, Orange, Light Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.34 in)
164.0 x 77.0 x 8.2
(6.46 x 3.03 x 0.32)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 197 g or 202 g (6.95 oz or 7.13 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
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)
CDMA 800 / 1900
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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
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 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- 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)
User-replaceable back cover
IP52, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 17 Android 14 Android 14
User Interface - Nothing OS 2.5 -
Processor Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth), Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G615 MC2
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (HBM), 2000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Refresh Rate 120Hz, HDR10+, 500 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.56% 87.75% 84.87%
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 yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (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/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
HDR
1080p@60fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, BLE
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
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
GPS 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, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not 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 not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
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 33W wired
5W Reverse wired
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -