Apple iPhone 17 vs Nothing Phone (4a)

Apple
iPhone 17

Nothing
Phone (4a)
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Nothing
- Release date
- September 2025, 8 months ago
- March 2026, 2 months ago
- Launch price
- € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77)
- € 349.00 ($ 408.60)
- AnTuTu
- 2.084.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.3"
- 6.78"
- Resolution
- 1206 x 2622 px QHD
- 1224 x 2720 px QHD
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- AMOLED
- Density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- 440 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 1x2.7 GHz Kryo + 3x2.4 GHz P Cores +4x1.6 GHz E Cores
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 2.7 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- LPDDR4X RAM
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Samsung GN9
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
- Sony IMX355
- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
- 0.70 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3692 mAh
- 5080 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 40.0W
- Yes , 50.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless Charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1400 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 41h
- ~ 51h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 3.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.5 mm 149.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.6 mm 164.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 177 g
- 204 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Blue Pink Green
- Black White Blue Pink
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP64
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 100 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 mmWave (26GHz), n260 mmWave (39GHz), n261 mmWave (28GHz)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Stereo Speakers















