Motorola Moto G Play (2023) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/256GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
6.58 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches 167.2 x 76.5 x 9.4 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Indigo	Black, Grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 79.83% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.6 (Average)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio G37 MT6765 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz	Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
3GB/32GB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1205
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2672
3D Mark High
Untested	1380
3D Mark Low
Untested	1371

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 27min

Gaming

9h 19min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
5 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
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	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, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

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