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Nothing Phone 2a Plus Community Edition vs Nothing Phone 1

	Nothing Phone 2a Plus Community Edition Nothing Phone 1
Price	$399.00 $370.00
Our Rating	5.2 5.4
Brand	Nothing Nothing
Category	Smartphone Smartphone

Version

NETWORK

Technology

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

LAUNCH

Announced	November 2024 2022, July 12
Status	Available. Released 2022, July 16

BODY

Dimensions	161.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm (6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight	190 grams 193.5 g (6.84 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Others	dust and splash resistance rating of IP54 5 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 12 addressable zones) Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator) IP53 - splash, water and dust resistant

DISPLAY

Type	OLED AMOLED display, 120 Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Size	6.7-inch FHD+ 6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	2412 x 1084 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Others	Glow in the dark Always On Display

PLATFORM

OS	Android 14 with the Nothing OS 2.6 Android 12, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 2.5.5
Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 processor Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Adreno 642L

MEMORY

Card slot	No
Internal	12GB RAM, 256GB ROM UFS 2.2 LPDDR4X 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA

Dual	50 MP Samsung GN9 with OIS 50 MP 114 Samsung JN1 ultra-wide lens 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
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR

SELFIE CAMERA

Single	50 MP Samsung JN1 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
Video	1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No

COMMS

WLAN	Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth	Yes 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning	Yes GPS (L1), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)
NFC	Yes
Infrared port
Radio	No
USB	USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors

in-display optical fingerprint scanner Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

BATTERY

Type	5000 mAh Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable (17.42 Wh)
Charging	50W wired charging 33W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 50% in 30 min, 100% in 70 min (advertised) 15W wireless 5W reverse wireless

MISC

Colors	White, Black
Models	A063
SAR EU	1.29 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
SAR	0.99 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)
Price	£399 / €449 / ₹29,999 / ¥55,800 $ 369.88 / £ 184.41 / € 269.25 / ₹ 15,892

TESTS

Performance	AnTuTu: 592789 (v9) GeekBench: 3024 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	663 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-24.4 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 108h