Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Apple iPhone 16
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Nothing | Apple |
| Announced | |
| October 2025 | September 2024 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2025 | Coming Soon - September 2024 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
164 x 78 x 8.3 mm (6.46 x 3.07 x 0.33 in) |
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 199 g (7.02 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA | SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) |
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Panda Glass, Mohs Level 5 Protection |
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM) Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen) |
| Colors | |
| 1B colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.77 inches [Similar] | 6.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi) | 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 86.55% | 86.56% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades | iOS 18 |
| User Interface | |
| Nothing OS 3.5 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm) [Similar] | Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm) |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G615 MC2 [Similar] | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] | 48 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, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Panorama, HDR |
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF 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] |
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 | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, 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/6/7, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not 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 33W wired, 50% in 20 min 5W reverse wired |
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 25W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired |
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |