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

65 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
63 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Nothing Phone (2a)

Here we compared two mid-range 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 (2a), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (32:47 vs 29:55 hours)
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1093 against 977 nits)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Phone (2a) 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
76.3
(Good)
Value Index
71.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 700 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8% 87.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.3%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (2a) Plus +12%
1093 nits
Phone (2a)
977 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 76.3 mm (3 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Nothing Phone (2a)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Max clock 3000 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A715		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 657 MediaTek APU 650
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G610 MC4
GPU shading units - 256
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1130 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~578.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Nothing Phone (2a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Phone (2a) Plus +4%
1175
Phone (2a)
1133
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Phone (2a) Plus +3%
2663
Phone (2a)
2581
Compute Score (GPU)
Phone (2a) Plus
3304
Phone (2a) +24%
4085
Compute Score (GPU) 3304 4085
Single-core score 1175 1133
Multi-core score 2663 2581
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Phone (2a) Plus +5%
1037391
Phone (2a)
985261
CPU 384931 363418
GPU 175276 172332
Memory 172317 158940
UX 304876 290571
Total score 1037391 985261
Samples [7 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 528 449
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Thien)CPU Throttle90%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Thien)Geekbench 6 GPU3734
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Thien)Geekbench 6 CPU1175 / 2663
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Thien)AnTuTu 111061670
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-24 (Sean)AnTuTu 11825586
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Nothing Phone (2a)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Kaiser)AnTuTu 121001163
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Vedurijuht2425)AnTuTu 121045921
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (note8techh)AnTuTu 11984744
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (legusk)AnTuTu 111025139
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (Divyanshu Raj)AnTuTu 111006410
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Nothing OS 3.0 Nothing OS 3.0
OS size 27 GB 21 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 50 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:26 hr 11:32 hr
Watching video 18:52 hr 18:30 hr
Gaming 06:37 hr 06:26 hr
Standby 163 hr 148 hr
General battery life
Phone (2a) Plus +10%
32:47 hr
Phone (2a)
29:55 hr
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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 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 114Β° 114Β°
Lenses 1) 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
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GN9 Samsung ISOCELL GN9
Sensor size 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No 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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB
Phone (2a) +1%
88.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2024 March 2024
Release date August 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $329
Successor - - Nothing Phone (4a)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
295 (58%)
214 (42%)
Total votes: 509

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NUNU BANDAGE June 9, 2026 at 02:29 PM
Is 2a plus that worth it or just a very small upgraded version
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marchi November 22, 2024 at 06:53 PM
I like my Nothing 2a. Battery life is good, display is okay, performance is on point only thing that I don't like is the camera. It makes mid photos. But overall value for money is perfect.
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King Miracle. August 3, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Don't bother buying the 2a plus. It's still lpddr4x, UFS 2.2, and no noticeable change. What in the world is nothing doing? Nothing?
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Yeah... August 26, 2024 at 08:13 AM
You will own Nothing and you will be happy!
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