Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A26 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Nothing
Announced October 2020 March 2025 October 2025
Status Coming Soon - November 2020 Coming Soon - March 2025 Available - October 2025
Price Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm
(5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
164 x 78 x 8.3 mm
(6.46 x 3.07 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.41 W/kg (head)
0.96 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface - One UI 7 Nothing OS 3.5
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM, Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Global
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G68 MP5 - Global
Mali-G68 - LATAM
Mali-G615 MC2
RAM N/A 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR
800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Panda Glass, Mohs Level 5 Protection
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors 1B colors
Size 5.4 inches 6.7 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.88% 86.54% 86.55%
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 yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
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
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, 50% in 20 min 5W reverse wired
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 15 h (multimedia) - -
Talk Time - - -