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general General Info

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

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 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
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)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to XXfps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@30fps [Similar]
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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min
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
Capacity 5000 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 19 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - Up to 75 h (Music Play)