Nothing Phone (2a) vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 162.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm	6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (~9.1 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	7.69 oz (218.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.9-inch
Resolution
2412x1084px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.28 %	90.30 %
Peak brightness
1300 cd/m2 (nit)	2600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.8GHz Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex A510	Octa-core 2x 4.47GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x 3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 25min

Browsing

13h 33min

Video

10h 5min

Gaming

8h 47min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

20h 49min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

14h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

129

Photo

119

Video

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

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	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD
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	Bands n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G
Bands 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS938U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.19 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 349 / € 329	$ 1299 / € 1449

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024	Jan 22, 2025

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1420

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
MSRP	$ 1660

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (2a) Specs	Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Specs
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Nothing Phone (2a) Review	Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review
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