Nothing Phone (2a) vs Honor Pad 9 Specs Comparison

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Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a) Honor Pad 9
Released · Mar 05, 2024
Released · Dec 21, 2023
6.7-inch
12.1-inch
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
8300 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches
162.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm
10.95 x 7.09 x 0.28 inches
278.2 x 180.1 x 7 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g) 19.58 oz (555.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch 12.1-inch
Resolution
2412x1084px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 249 PPI
Technology
AMOLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz 120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.28 % 84.76 %
Peak brightness
1300 cd/m2 (nit) 500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x 2.8GHz Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex A510
4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4 Adreno 710
RAM
8GB 8GB
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
OS
Android (14) Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 8300 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wired: 35.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
6h 25min
Browsing
13h 33min
Video
10h 5min
Gaming
8h 47min
Battery Life Estimate
4h 33min
Browsing
9h 40min
Video
6h 18min
Gaming
8h 18min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Yes
Front
32 MP 8 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
124
Overall
129
Photo
119
Video
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer
Other
NFC Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share 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(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 349 / € 329

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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