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Nothing Phone 2 vs Nothing Phone 2a

	Nothing Phone 2 Nothing Phone 2a
Price	$570.00 $350.00
Our Rating	5.6 5.6
Brand	Nothing Nothing
Category	Smartphone Smartphone

Version

NETWORK

Technology

GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced	2023, July 11 2024, March 05
Status	Available. Released 2023, July 17 Available. Released 2024, March 12

BODY

Dimensions	162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm (6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 in) 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight	201.2 g (7.09 oz) 190 g (6.70 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Others	11 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 33 addressable zones) Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator) IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)

DISPLAY

Type	LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak) AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)
Size	6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Others	Always On Display Always On Display

PLATFORM

OS	Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 2.6 Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 2.6
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)
GPU	Adreno 730 Mali-G610 MC4

MEMORY

Card slot	No No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Dual	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single	32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features	HDR HDR
Video	1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No No
Others	Snapdragon Sound

COMMS

WLAN	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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1), NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC	Yes Yes, 360˚
Infrared port
Radio	No No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

BATTERY

Type	Li-Ion 4700 mAh, non-removable 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	45W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4, 100% in 55 min (advertised) 15W wireless, 100% in 130 min (advertised) 5W reverse wireless 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour (advertised)

MISC

Colors	White, Dark Gray Black, White, Milk, Blue
Models	A065 A142
Price	$ 570.00 / € 530.56 / £ 552.91 $ 349.99 / € 323.88 / £ 299.00 / ₹ 22,785

TESTS

Performance	AnTuTu: 895434 (v9), 972126 (v10) GeekBench: 3957 (v5.5), 4219 (v6.0) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10) GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6) 3DMark Wild life: 4131 (offscreen 1440p)
Display	998 nits max brightness (measured) 981 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-23.9 LUFS (Very good) -26.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery (new)	Active use score 14:21h Active use score 15:53h
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 103h