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OnePlus Ace 5 vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

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OnePlus Ace 5 vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

90 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 5
VS
72 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
OnePlus Ace 5
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus Ace 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 26, 2024, against the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro and came out 5 months 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 OnePlus Ace 5
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2180K versus 753K)
  • Comes with 1415 mAh larger battery capacity: 6415 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 50W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 395 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 5 and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 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:
Ace 5
vs
Phone (2a) Plus

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Ace 5
n/a
Phone (2a) Plus
1096 nits

Design and build

Height 161.72 mm (6.37 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Purple Black, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 5 +4%
91.2%
Phone (2a) Plus
87.8%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus Ace 5 and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro
Max clock 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 657
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU shading units 1536 256
GPU clock 903 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 5 +92%
2134
Phone (2a) Plus
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 5 +159%
6626
Phone (2a) Plus
2560
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Ace 5 +189%
2180072
Phone (2a) Plus
753533
CPU 470559 227081
GPU 887681 210531
Memory 462881 155451
UX 358951 160470
Total score 2180072 753533
Samples Less then 3 Less then 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12, 16 GB 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256, 512, 1024 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ColorOS 15 Nothing OS 3.0
OS size - 27 GB

Battery

Capacity 6415 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 50 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 1:01 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:26 hr
Watching video - 18:52 hr
Gaming - 06:37 hr
Standby - 163 hr
General battery life
Ace 5
n/a
Phone (2a) Plus
32:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung GN9
Sensor size 1/1.56" 1/1.57"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/4.0" 1/2.76"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3" 1/2.76"
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Ace 5
n/a
Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced December 2024 July 2024
Release date December 2024 August 2024
Launch price $315 $399
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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