Apple iPhone 17 vs Nothing Phone (4a)

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Apple	Nothing
Announced
September 2025	March 2026
Status
Coming Soon - September 2025	Available - March 2026
Price
Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender	Pink, White, Black, Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)	164 x 77.6 x 8.6 mm (6.46 x 3.06 x 0.34 in)
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz)	204.5 g (7.2.0.18 oz)
SIM Type
-	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
4G Network
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
SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
Messaging

Build Features
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min) 63 mini-LEDs, 6 individually addressable zones

OS
iOS 26	Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface
-	Nothing OS 4.1
Processor
Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 nm)	Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar]	Adreno 810 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Ceramic Shield 2 Protection	FHD+ AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ) 1600 Nits (HBM), 4500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs Level 5
Colors
16M colors	1B colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	6.78 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi)	1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
90.92%	87.18%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
48 MP + 48 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash	LED Flash
Features
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF HDR (photo/panorama)	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, 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@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front Camera
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. 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]

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

Internal
512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 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
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 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
Capacity
3692 mAh	5400 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-