Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1205	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
2672	4385
3D Mark High
1380	2625
3D Mark Low
1371	2124

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 27min

Gaming

9h 19min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
50 MP	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

121

Overall

132

Photo

110

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
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 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	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, 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs	Google Pixel 9a Specs
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Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Review	Google Pixel 9a Review
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