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Nothing Phone (2) vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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6.6
Nothing Phone (2)
6.4
Google Pixel 8a
Nothing Phone (2) Google Pixel 8a
Released · Jul 11, 2023
Released · May 14, 2024
6.7-inch · 2412x1080px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4700 mAh
4492 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2023 May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$599 8GB/128GB - $499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm 		5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.10 oz / 201.2 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water; IP54 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
3 (Average) 1.8 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510 		Nona-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3
4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715
4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 730 Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB 		8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (13) Android (15, 14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1658 1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
4358 4277
3D Mark High
2674 2419
3D Mark Low
1654 1624
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Battery

Type
4700 mAh 4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging 		Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W 		Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
6h 29min
Browsing
15h 59min
Video
10h 14min
Gaming
5h 27min
Battery Life Estimate
5h 51min
Browsing
13h 53min
Video
8h 34min
Gaming
7h 16min
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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 		64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76" 		13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS 		4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
32 MP 13 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
139
Overall
147
Photo
131
Video
134
Overall
142
Photo
127
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax 		Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM