Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Nothing Phone (2a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $369	8GB/128GB - $349 | €329

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm	6.41 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 162.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI	2412x1084px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1531 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.4 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1380 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.8GHz CortexA715 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA510
GPU
Mali-G68 MP5	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1027	1132
GeekBench 6 Multi
2937	2579
3D Mark High
811	1154
3D Mark Low
807	1148

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 25min

Browsing

13h 33min

Video

10h 5min

Gaming

8h 47min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

124

Overall

129

Photo

119

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, QZSS, 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

Cellular

5G Bands
n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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