Asus Zenfone 9 vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 28, 2022	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.70 oz (190.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Grey

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 730	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 27min

Gaming

9h 19min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14.4 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
12 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

121

Overall

132

Photo

110

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Links

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Asus Zenfone 9 Specs	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs
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