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Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Phone (2)

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Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Phone (2)

72 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
72 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Nothing Phone (2)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2a) Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro) that was released on July 31, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (2), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
  • Shows 41% longer battery life (32:47 vs 23:16 hours)
  • Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4700 mAh
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (1100 against 1000 nits)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2)
  • 59% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1199K versus 753K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1718 and 1111 points

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Phone (2) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Phone (2a) Plus
vs
Phone (2)

Display

TypeAMOLEDAMOLED
Size6.7 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1080 x 2412 pixels1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI395 ppi394 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (30-120 Hz)Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness700 nits600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR1300 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate240 Hz360 Hz
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio87.8%87.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.3%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (2a) Plus+10%
1100 nits
Phone (2)
1000 nits

Design and build

Height161.7 mm (6.37 inches)162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width76.3 mm (3 inches)76.4 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness8.5 mm (0.33 inches)8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight190 g (6.7 oz)201.2 g (7.1 oz)
WaterproofIP54IP54
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialPlasticGlass
Frame materialPlasticMetal
ColorsBlack, GrayWhite, Gray
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Nothing Phone (2) in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7350 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock3000 MHz3200 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A715		- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache - 6 MB
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)MediaTek APU 657Hexagon
GraphicsMali-G610 MP4Adreno 730
GPU shading units2561024
GPU clock1300 MHz900 MHz
FLOPS~665.6 GFLOPS~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Phone (2a) Plus
753533
Phone (2)+59%
1199045
CPU227081285142
GPU210531490839
Memory155451190813
UX160470232251
Total score7535331199045
SamplesLess then 3[12 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size8, 12 GB8, 12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5
Memory clock2133 MHz3200 MHz
Channels24
Storage
Storage size128, 256 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROMNothing OS 2.6Nothing OS 2.5
OS size27 GB28 GB

Battery

Capacity5000 mAh4700 mAh
Max charge power50 W45 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingNo Yes (15 W)
Reverse chargingNoYes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (60% in 30 min)Yes (62% in 30 min)
Full charging time1:01 hr1:04 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing13:26 hr10:12 hr
Watching video18:52 hr16:37 hr
Gaming06:37 hr06:07 hr
Standby163 hr91 hr
General battery life
Phone (2a) Plus+41%
32:47 hr
Phone (2)
23:16 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomDigitalDigital
FlashLEDLED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion120 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens114°114°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN9Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.57"1/1.56"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.76"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.64 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Samples - Photo samples of Nothing Phone (2) from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels50 megapixels32 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61446528 x 4896
Aperturef/2.2f/2.5
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX615
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.74"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.8 micron
AutofocusNoNo
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortNo -
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*NoNo
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNoNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
Phone (2a) Plus+8%
88.1 dB
Phone (2)
81.9 dB

Other

CategoryMid-rangeFlagship
AnnouncedJuly 2024July 2023
Release dateAugust 2024July 2023
Launch price$399$599
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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