Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A54 vs Apple iPhone 17 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Nothing
Announced March 2023 September 2025 March 2026
Status Coming Soon - March 2023 Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - March 2026
Price Rs. 38,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Lime, Graphite, Violet, White Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender Black, Silver, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm
(6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 in)
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm
(5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
163.7 x 76.6 x 8 mm
(6.44 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
5G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
SAR EU 0.69 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min)
137 individually addressable mini-LEDs
Aircraft-grade aluminium unibody

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 iOS 26 Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 5.1 - Nothing OS 4.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520), Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G68 MP5 Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 722
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1000 nits (HBM)
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 5000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.3 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) 1260 x 2800 pixels (450 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.74% 90.92% 89.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.9, 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, Ultra XDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR, Ultra XDR
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.42", 0.64µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 22 min, 100% in 64 min
7.5W reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 3692 mAh 5400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -