Nothing Phone (1) vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.02 oz (193.5 g)	6.56 oz (186.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.3-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	P-OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.93 %	79.39 %
Peak brightness
	2700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ SM7325-AE (6 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.5GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x 2.2GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x 3.1GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x 2.6GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.92GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 642L	Mali-G715 MC7
RAM
8GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (15)

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh	5100 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 8min

Browsing

12h 28min

Video

10h 13min

Gaming

7h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.7"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
16 MP	13 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 9(1700), 19(800)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499
In The Box
	Phone, papers, SIM ejector tool, Type-C cable

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 12, 2022	Mar 19, 2025

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Internal storage	512GB

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (1) Specs	Google Pixel 9a Specs
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