Nothing Phone (2a) vs. Apple iPhone 12 vs. Xiaomi Redmi 13

Commercialization

Brand

Nothing

Apple

Xiaomi

Model

Phone (2a)

iPhone 12

Redmi 13

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Milk, Blue

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Midnight Black, Sandy Gold, Ocean Blue, Pink

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

4G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Cell Bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

A2172: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave
A2402, A2403, A2404: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

WiFi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

FM radio

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

Lightning

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0

Headphones Connector

No

No

3.5mm TRS

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro

Apple A14 Bionic

Mediatek Helio G91 Ultra (12 nm)

CPU(s)

Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G610 MC4

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G52 MC2

Min. RAM

8 GiB

4 GiB

6 GiB

Max. RAM

12 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

eMMC 5.1

Display

Technology

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

IPS LCD

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.1 in

6.74 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1170 pixels

720 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2412 pixels

2532 pixels

1600 pixels

Pixel Density

394 ppi

460 ppi

260 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.5

iOS 14.1

Android 14, HyperOS

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Face ID

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, compass

IP Rating

IP54

IP68

IP53

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

108 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

0.64 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

Auto-Focus Technology

AF

Pixel Size

0.64 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

12 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.5

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Po

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

45 W

15 W

33 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

MagSafe

n/a

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

568 674

AnTuTu (v9)

578 493

258 090

AnTuTu (v10)

684 574

262 438

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)