Apple iPhone 17 vs Nothing Phone (4a)
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Nothing |
| Announced | |
| September 2025 | March 2026 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2025 | Available - March 2026 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender | Pink, White, Black, Blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) |
164 x 77.6 x 8.6 mm (6.46 x 3.06 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 177 g (6.24 oz) | 204.5 g (7.2.0.18 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min) 63 mini-LEDs, 6 individually addressable zones |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Ceramic Shield 2 Protection |
FHD+ AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ) 1600 Nits (HBM), 4500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs Level 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 1B colors |
| Size | |
| 6.3 inches [Similar] | 6.78 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) | 1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 90.92% | 87.18% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 26 | Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades |
| User Interface | |
| - | Nothing OS 4.1 |
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 nm) | Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar] | Adreno 810 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 512 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 48 MP + 48 MP [Similar] | 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF HDR (photo/panorama) |
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.9, 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Panorama, Ultra XDR |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR |
| Front Camera | |
|
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.42", 0.64µm 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 6.0, A2DP, LE | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe | 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only 25W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired |
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 22 min, 100% in 64 min |
| Capacity | |
| 3692 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |