Phone Comparison - Nothing Phone (3a) vs Apple iPhone 11

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Apple
Announced March 2025 September 2019
Status Coming Soon - March 2025 Coming Soon - September 2019
Price Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
(6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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
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), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 SA/NSA - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 SA/NSA - India
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - 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)
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades iOS 13
User Interface Nothing OS 3.1 -
Processor 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) [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A13
GPU Adreno 710 (940 MHz) [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 4GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Panda Glass Protection
HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone, Wide color gamut
Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.77 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.37% 79.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, Ultrawide, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"

1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, 26mm (wide), f/2.0, 1.25µm, 1080p@30fps
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4, 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/ax, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256GB, 4GB RAM or 128GB, 4GB RAM or 64GB, 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 5000 mAh 3110 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G)