Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Nothing Phone (3)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Nothing Phone (3), Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 201g vs 218g
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3)
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4383mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1260x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 88.5 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) | 160.6 mm (6.32 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 75.59 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.99 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| 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
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2621 | 2162 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6626 | 6880 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 18659 |
| CPU | 378908 | 466100 |
| GPU | 436307 | 938050 |
| Memory | 231161 | 431133 |
| UX | 322651 | 325261 |
| NanoReview Score | 1369027 | 2160544 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 80 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9703 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 18 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | Nothing OS 3.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4383 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 24 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:34 h | 0:55 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:13 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 20:21 h | n/a |
| Games | 07:01 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | n/a | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 114 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX904 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.7 |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
| Zoom | 114 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| 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/B25/B26/B28/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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