Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Nothing Phone (1)

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Nothing Phone (1), Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4383mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Nothing Phone (1)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 85.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
Nothing Phone (1)
662 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %95.9 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz119 Hz
Response time3 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %
Nothing Phone (1)
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Nothing Phone (1) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 770
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 642
GPU Cores 640 512
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Nothing Phone (1)
1047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Nothing Phone (1)
2955
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)26211047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)66262955
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
Nothing Phone (1)
641971
CPU378908209288
GPU436307155344
Memory231161129125
UX322651148214
NanoReview Score1369027641971
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.6 °Cn/a
Stability80 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9703n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 18 GB 16 GB
UI Skin n/a Nothing OS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4383 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:34 h 1:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Nothing Phone (1)
23:08
Web Browsing13:13 h09:10 h
Video Playback20:21 h13:32 h
Games07:01 h05:14 h
Standby Mode122 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording n/a No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX904Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX633Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.551/2.76
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
147
Nothing Phone (1)
121
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Nothing Phone (1)
112
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Nothing Phone (1)
114
Bokeh8055
Preview8473
Zoom11478

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.13
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B6/​B8/​B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB
Nothing Phone (1)
84.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 500
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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