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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Apple Nothing
Announced July 2025 September 2025 March 2026
Status Coming Soon - July 2025 Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - March 2026
Price Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 134,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Black, Silver, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
(6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
163.7 x 76.6 x 8 mm
(6.44 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE 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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min)
137 individually addressable mini-LEDs
Aircraft-grade aluminium unibody

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades iOS 26 Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface Nothing OS 3.5 - Nothing OS 4.1
Processor Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520), Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 825 Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 722
RAM 16 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 1 TB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 5000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs Level 5
Colors 1B colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.67 inches 6.3 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels (460 ppi) 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) 1260 x 2800 pixels (450 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.60% 90.18% 89.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, 3x optical zoom. OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76"
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel 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@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR, Ultra XDR
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar]
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., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/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, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 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 No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery (International/India)
Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4
15W wireless
7.5W reverse charging
5W reverse wireless
Li-Ion 3988 MAh - Nano SIM Model
Li-Ion - ESIM Only Model
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
7.5W reverse wired
Capacity 5150/5500 mAh 4252 mAh 5400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -