Nothing Phone (1) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.02 oz (193.5 g)	6.70 oz (190.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.93 %	87.28 %
Peak brightness
	1300 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ SM7325-AE (6 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.5GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x 2.2GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 3.0GHz Cortex-A715 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 642L	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 8min

Browsing

12h 28min

Video

10h 13min

Gaming

7h 43min

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 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.7"	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
16 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	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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, 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, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 19	Bands 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 399

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 12, 2022	Mar 05, 2024

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (1) Specs	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs
PhoneArena Review
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