Samsung Galaxy S22+ vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$999	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 157.4 x 75.8 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.91 oz / 196.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green	Black, Grey

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 730	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1514	1205
GeekBench 6 Multi
3595	2672
3D Mark High
1603	1380
3D Mark Low
1106	1371

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

15h 16min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

10h 13min

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, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm 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 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

121

Overall

132

Photo

110

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	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, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS906U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1049

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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