nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 23, 2023	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 164 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
8.08 oz / 229.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Black/Transparent, Silver	Black, Grey

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
2480x1116px, 20:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 750	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1205
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2672
3D Mark High
Untested	1380
3D Mark Low
Untested	1371

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Battery

Type
6500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 80.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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) Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP (Under-screen) Video capture: 1080p	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
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

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

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

Links

Full specifications
nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Specs	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Review