Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 13 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage) is ₹16,901 dearer.
Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
Apple
Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
₹44,900
Still the longest-supported phone at this price by a wide margin — an iPhone 13 bought today will receive iOS updates for years after every Android phone here has stopped.
Full details →Nothing
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
₹27,999
Nothing OS is the cleanest Android build sold in India at any price, with no preinstalled bloat and a coherent design language.
Full details →Who the Apple iPhone 13 is for
Buy it if: Buyers who keep a phone five years or more, or who want into the Apple ecosystem cheaply.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will notice a 60 Hz display after using a 120 Hz one.
Who the Nothing Phone is for
Buy it if: Buyers who care more about software cleanliness and design than raw benchmark position.
Avoid it if: Value-per-specification buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for less.
Specifications, side by side
13 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 | Nothing Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹44,900 | ₹27,999 |
| Battery | 3240 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 20 W wired, 15 W MagSafe, 50% in about 30 minutes | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes |
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro |
| Display | 6.1 inch Super Retina XDR OLED | 6.7 inch AMOLED |
| Display type | OLED, 60 Hz | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | 12 MP TrueDepth | 50 MP |
| Peak brightness | 1200 nits peak (HDR) | 1300 nits peak |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 12 MP main with sensor-shift OIS (f/1.6) + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS updates from launch | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Storage | 128 GB NVMe | 256 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP54 |
| Weight | 174 g | 190 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.