Nothing Phone (2a) vs OnePlus Nord 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024	Jul 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$349 | €329	€499

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 162.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	7.44 oz / 211.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Yes; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1800 nits
Resolution
2412x1084px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.8GHz CortexA715 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA510	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4	Adreno 735
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15), up to 4 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1132	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
2579	Untested
3D Mark High
1154	Untested
3D Mark Low
1148	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 25min

Browsing

13h 33min

Video

10h 5min

Gaming

8h 47min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
32 MP	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

129

Photo

119

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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