Apple iPhone 16vsNothing Phone (3a) Pro

🏆 Settled

Apple iPhone 16 — Pick the Apple iPhone 16 — it leads these groups: Design ³ Display ¹ Battery ¹

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🏆 Overall winner

Apple iPhone 16

Apple

32score / 100

5 wins · 10 tied PCMag ★ 4.5 View on Amazon · from $500 →

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Nothing

30score / 100

5 wins · 10 tied PCMag ★ 3.5 View on Amazon →

At a glance

0–100 per group, normalized within the category · Tap a group for details

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Display	20	22
Battery	38	23
Display	20	22
Battery	38	23
Performance	28	28
Camera	18	50
Design	64	29

How to choose

Pick the Apple iPhone 16 if you care about…

Pixel density 460 ppi +73 ppi vs 387 ppi
Wireless charging ✓ vs —
Weight 170 g +41 g vs 211 g
Thickness 7.8 mm +0.6 mm vs 8.4 mm

Pick the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro if you care about…

Screen size 6.8 in +0.7 in vs 6.1 in
Peak brightness 3000 nits +2000 nits vs 1000 nits
Battery capacity 5000 mAh +1439 mAh vs 3561 mAh
Main camera 50 MP +2 MP vs 48 MP

Best price now

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Where they differ

12 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro	Where they differ
Screen size	6.1 in	6.8 in	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Peak brightness	1000 nits	3000 nits	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Battery capacity	3561 mAh	5000 mAh	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Pixel density	460 ppi	387 ppi	Apple iPhone 16
Wireless charging	✓	—	Apple iPhone 16
Chipset	Apple A18 (3 nm)	Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)	Depends
OS	iOS 18	Android 15	Depends
Main camera	48 MP	50 MP	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Selfie camera	12 MP	50 MP	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Weight	170 g	211 g	Apple iPhone 16
Thickness	7.8 mm	8.4 mm	Apple iPhone 16
Water resistant (IP68)	✓	—	Apple iPhone 16

The record

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Display3▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Screen size	6.1 in	6.8 in
Peak brightness	1000 nits	3000 nits
Refresh rate		120 Hz

Battery1▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Battery capacity	3561 mAh	5000 mAh

Display1▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Pixel density	460 ppi	387 ppi

Battery3▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Wired charging		50 W
Wireless charging power	25 W
Wireless charging	✓	—

Performance4▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
RAM	8 GB	8 GB
Chipset	Apple A18 (3 nm)	Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
OS	iOS 18	Android 15
Storage	128 GB	128 GB

Camera2▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Main camera	48 MP	50 MP
Selfie camera	12 MP	50 MP

Design3▾

	Apple iPhone 16	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Weight	170 g	211 g
Thickness	7.8 mm	8.4 mm
Water resistant (IP68)	✓	—