Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$489	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.51 oz / 213.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
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	Black, Grey

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1510 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.3 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1480 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1163	1205
GeekBench 6 Multi
3487	2672
3D Mark High
930	1380
3D Mark Low
916	1371

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 27min

Gaming

9h 19min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

121

Overall

132

Photo

110

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, 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, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs
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