iPhone 15 Plus vs Nothing Phone (4a)

iPhone 15 Plus

Apple

8.2

Biggest non-Pro iPhone yet — best battery of the iPhone 15 family

Nothing Phone (4a)

Nothing

8.3

The mid-ranger that stands out

iPhone 15 Plus

What Reviewers Agree On

Best battery life in the iPhone 15 family — 4,383mAh + A16 efficiency reliably delivers 1.5-2 day endurance
USB-C, Dynamic Island, 48MP camera and 2x lossless zoom all carry over from the standard iPhone 15
6.7" Super Retina XDR OLED at 2000-nit peak — same panel as the Pro Max minus ProMotion 120Hz
Contoured aluminum frame, color-infused glass back — comfortable for a big phone at 201g
$899 starting (128GB base) — only $100 over the standard iPhone 15 for the bigger screen and battery

Deal Breakers

Pros & Cons

iPhone 15 Plus

Pros

Best battery life in the iPhone 15 family — 4,383mAh + A16 efficiency reliably delivers 1.5-2 day endurance
USB-C, Dynamic Island, 48MP camera and 2x lossless zoom all carry over from the standard iPhone 15
6.7" Super Retina XDR OLED at 2000-nit peak — same panel as the Pro Max minus ProMotion 120Hz
Contoured aluminum frame, color-infused glass back — comfortable for a big phone at 201g
$899 starting (128GB base) — only $100 over the standard iPhone 15 for the bigger screen and battery

Detailed Comparison

Cameras

iPhone 15 Plus

Same camera hardware as the iPhone 15: 48MP main with 2x lossless sensor crop + 12MP ultrawide + 12MP TrueDepth selfie. No real telephoto. Excellent for casual photography.

48MP main (f/1.6) + 12MP ultrawide (f/2.4) + 12MP TrueDepth selfie — identical to the iPhone 15.
2x lossless zoom via 48MP sensor crop (12MP output) — best telephoto substitute on a non-Pro iPhone but no real optical telephoto.
Excellent daylight photos with Apple's signature natural color processing — perfect for everyday social media use.
Front-facing 12MP TrueDepth selfie is 'one of the best for TikTok selfie rants' (WIRED).

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Nothing Phone (4a)

What Reviewers Agree On

Distinctive Glyph design that stands out in a sea of black slabs — widely called one of the best-looking phones at its price
Excellent big screen for the money: a 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED, HDR10+, ~1,600 nits outdoor and a 4,500-nit HDR peak
Near-stock Nothing OS ranked among the best Android experiences, highly customisable and clean
A rare 3.5x (80mm) periscope telephoto at this price, adding real flexibility most budget rivals lack
A clear, substantial upgrade over the Phone 3a / Phone 3, fixing earlier design problems
Strong value — cheaper than the $500 Pixel 10a while feeling more premium than the price suggests

Deal Breakers

The 3.5x telephoto is poorly optimised — among the worst processing JerryRigEverything has seen on a periscope lens
The 8MP ultrawide is a basic, low-resolution sensor
Battery life is divisive — several owners report only 4–6.5 hours of screen-on time despite a ~5,080mAh cell
The Glyph Matrix's real-world usefulness is questioned by multiple reviewers

Nothing Phone (4a)

Pros

Distinctive Glyph design that stands out in a sea of black slabs — widely called one of the best-looking phones at its price
Excellent big screen for the money: a 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED, HDR10+, ~1,600 nits outdoor and a 4,500-nit HDR peak
Near-stock Nothing OS ranked among the best Android experiences, highly customisable and clean
A rare 3.5x (80mm) periscope telephoto at this price, adding real flexibility most budget rivals lack
A clear, substantial upgrade over the Phone 3a / Phone 3, fixing earlier design problems
Strong value — cheaper than the $500 Pixel 10a while feeling more premium than the price suggests

Cons

The 3.5x telephoto is poorly optimised — among the worst processing JerryRigEverything has seen on a periscope lens
The 8MP ultrawide is a basic, low-resolution sensor
Battery life is divisive — several owners report only 4–6.5 hours of screen-on time despite a ~5,080mAh cell
The Glyph Matrix's real-world usefulness is questioned by multiple reviewers

Nothing Phone (4a)

A standout 3.5x periscope telephoto at this price and a solid main camera, undercut by an under-optimised zoom and a basic ultrawide.

A triple setup — 50MP main, a 50MP periscope telephoto and an 8MP ultrawide — undoubtedly one of the best experiences at this level.
The telephoto has been tweaked to a much better 3.5x (80mm) zoom factor.
A telephoto with optical zoom at this price is great, but this is the worst optimisation I've seen on a 3.5x camera — expect disappointment if you buy for the zoom.
The 3.5x optical-zoom telephoto is one of the biggest highlights, adding much more flexibility than most competitors in this price range, and the cameras are surprisingly capable.
Each camera here feels better than what you'd get on Samsung at the price, and the main is solid with nice detail.