Apple iPhone XS vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $999	$599

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm	6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g	7.10 oz / 201.2 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water; IP54
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1658
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4358
3D Mark High
Untested	2674
3D Mark Low
Untested	1654

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Battery

Type
2659 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 29min

Browsing

15h 59min

Video

10h 14min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

139

Overall

147

Photo

131

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1349

Memory	12GB/256GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

Memory	12GB/512GB

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