Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Apple iPhone 16

General Info

Manufacturer
Nothing	Apple
Announced
October 2025	September 2024
Status
Available - October 2025	Coming Soon - September 2024
Price
-	Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
164 x 78 x 8.3 mm (6.46 x 3.07 x 0.33 in)	147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
Weight
199 g (7.02 oz)	170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71	LTE
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA	SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

OS
Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades	iOS 18
User Interface
Nothing OS 3.5	-
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm) [Similar]	Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm)
GPU
Mali-G615 MC2 [Similar]	Apple GPU (5-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	512 GB
External Memory
microSDXC	No

Type
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Panda Glass, Mohs Level 5 Protection	FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM) Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
Colors
1B colors	16M colors
Size
6.77 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)	1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
86.55%	86.56%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]	48 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features
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	48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) 1080p@30fps [Similar]	12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF 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]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM	512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage
microSDXC	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, 50% in 20 min 5W reverse wired	Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 25W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
Capacity
5000 mAh	-
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-