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Apple iPhone DuovsNothing Phone (4a)
- Released
- 2026-10-23Apple Newsroom UK — Apple unveils iPhone Duo, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £1999Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Released
- 2026-03-05GSMArena — Nothing Phone (4a) specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Price
- £379Nothing UK store — Phone (4a), retrieved 2026-08-21
0 wins for iPhone Duo2 wins for Phone (4a)1 difference you won’t notice
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Specifications
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Body
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Dimensions
117.8 x 84.1 x 11.3 mmOfficial
163.9 x 77.5 x 8.5 mmOfficial
Weight
254gOfficial
205gOfficial
Build
Titanium foldable design with precision hinge, Ceramic Shield 2 front and backOfficial
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic frame, glass back3rd party
SIM
Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs); no SIM trayOfficial
Dual SIM, Nano-SIM (4FF); eSIM: NoOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP64Official
Unlock
Touch ID (fingerprint sensor in the side button)Official
Fingerprint Sensor, In-screen optical scannerOfficial
Display
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED folding inner display with nano-texture finish; Super Retina XDR OLED outer display; Always-On; ProMotion on bothOfficial
6.78" flexible AMOLED, 120 Hz adaptive, 10-bitOfficial
Display size
7.6inOfficial
6.78inOfficial
Resolution
1878 x 2670 (inner); 1398 x 2034 (outer)Official
1224 x 2720Official
Pixel density
430ppiOfficial
440ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
4500nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
1000nitsOfficial
800nitsOfficial
HDR peak brightness
1600nitsOfficial
No verified data
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield 2 front and back; custom polymer nano-texture layer on the inner displayOfficial
Corning Gorilla Glass 7iOfficial
Platform
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Operating system
iOS 27Official
Nothing OS 4.1 powered by Android 16Official
Chipset
A20 Pro chipOfficial
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7S Gen 4Official
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 super cores and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
Qualcomm Kryo 8-core, up to 2.7 GHz (1 Prime up to 2.7 GHz + 3 Performance up to 2.4 GHz + 4 Efficiency up to 1.8 GHz)Official
GPU
7-core GPUOfficial
Qualcomm Adreno 810Official
Memory
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GB/1TB/2TBOfficial
128GB/256GBOfficial
RAM
12GB3rd party
8GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Main camera
48MP Dual Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS, giving a 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto at 52mm; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2Official
50 MP main (f/1.88, 1/1.57") + 50 MP periscope (f/2.88, 3.5x optical) + 8 MP ultrawide (120°) + 32 MP frontOfficial
Main sensor resolution
48MPOfficial
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.6Official
f/1.88Official
Main sensor size
1/1.28"3rd party
1/1.57"Official
Telephoto
No dedicated telephoto lens; 12MP optical-quality 2x (52mm) crop from the 48MP Fusion MainOfficial
50 MP periscope, f/2.88, 1/2.75", 3.5x optical zoom, 7x in-sensor zoom, 70x ultra zoom, OIS & EIS, PDAFOfficial
Ultrawide
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2Official
8 MP, 120° FOV, 1/4"Official
Front camera
12MP Center Stage camera (outer display), f/2.2; under-display FaceTime camera (inner display), f/1.8Official
32 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.44", 89° FOVOfficial
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120 fpsOfficial
4K@30fps; 1080p Ultra XDR@30fps; 1080p@30/60fps; slo-mo 1080p 120fps; time-lapse 4K/1080pOfficial
Battery
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Battery capacity
No verified data
5080mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
No verified data
51.45hOfficial
Claimed video playback
31hOfficial
No verified data
Battery lifespan
No verified data
1400cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
No verified data
50WOfficial
Wireless charging
25WOfficial
No verified data
Connectivity
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Official
Wi-Fi 6, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4G/5GOfficial
Bluetooth
6Official
5.4Official
USB
USB-C, USB 3, DisplayPortOfficial
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG3rd party
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
No verified data
GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)Official
Misc
Apple iPhone DuoNothing Phone (4a)
Colours
Night Sky, Star WhiteOfficial
White, Black, Pink, BlueOfficial
Repairability (EU class)
No verified data
COfficial
5 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score · SAR (EU, head). Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.