Nothing Phone (2a) vs Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
63
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2a) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro) that was released on March 5, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a)
- Shows 25% longer battery life (29:55 vs 23:51 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (985K versus 813K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1133 and 1014 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1311 against 977 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 15.1 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.8% | 91.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 389 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 inches) | 73.1 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 174.9 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black | Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.62/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) Β· 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 650 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC4 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1130 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~578.6 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4085 | 1802 |
| Single-core score | 1133 | 1014 |
| Multi-core score | 2581 | 2922 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 363418 | 317458 |
| GPU | 172332 | 73200 |
| Memory | 158940 | 161032 |
| UX | 290571 | 261448 |
| Total score | 985261 | 813138 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 449 | 254 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15204 |
| Video editing | - | 7411 |
| Photo editing | - | 33336 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11163 |
| Writing score | - | 17721 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (2a)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-12 (note8techh) | AnTuTu | 984744 |
| π 2026-05-06 (legusk) | AnTuTu | 1025139 |
| π 2026-04-13 (Divyanshu Raj) | AnTuTu | 1006410 |
| π 2026-03-30 (Harun AR Mondal) | AnTuTu | 1014691 |
| π 2026-02-05 (Senia) | AnTuTu | 1007842 |
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 (Feroz) | AnTuTu | 829762 |
| π 2026-07-26 (Hi) | AnTuTu | 832664 |
| π 2026-07-23 (Lufus) | AnTuTu | 814803 |
| π 2026-06-16 (Hi) | AnTuTu | 824605 |
| π 2026-04-05 (walk1yann) | AnTuTu | 807311 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | 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 16) |
| ROM | Nothing OS 3.0 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:32 hr | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | 18:30 hr | 15:37 hr |
| Gaming | 06:26 hr | 05:22 hr |
| Standby | 148 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#46th place)
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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN9 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | SK Hynix HI1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3280 x 2460 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.14" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | April 2024 |
| Release date | March 2024 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $349 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (4a) | - Motorola Edge 70 Fusion |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 68 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (2a). But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion.
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