The Nothing Phone ( 2a ) is here , arriving in an already crowd together Android smartphone market .
One of the key rival to theNothing Phone ( 2a)is Google’sPixel 7aand we ’re going to compare all the fundamental feature here so you may make an informed choice about which telephone is best for you .
The Nothing Phone ( 2a ) does come out slightly cheaper , at £ 319 for the nucleotide model . The Pixel 7a has an RRP of £ 449 , however it ’s often sold for less than this . It can be had , at the sentence of piece of writing , on Amazon for £ 399 with a charger include .
In the US , the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) is available for $ 349 with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage however only through Nothing ’s Dev Program .
These are two good-looking phones
Even though they go in very dissimilar guidance , both the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) and Google Pixel 7a are well - designed phones .
With the Phone ( 2a ) , Nothing has proceed with its transparent back case that have you gaze upon internal components , including the NFC roll that surrounds the centralised photographic camera unit . There are also three light-emitting diode situated on the back , which act as notice lights and can flash in time to music .
The Nothing Phone ( 2a ) comes in two colours : black and bloodless , has an IP54 military rating and sway over the same distinct design as the other two Nothing Phones .
The Pixel 7a does n’t have any standout designing element like the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) , however it still looks large . It ’s pocket-sized , rounded in all the right blank space and amount in some standout hue – admit a bright coral . It ups the IP rating toIP67too , offering more protection than the Nothing Phone .
The Nothing Phone (2a) wins out in screen specs
One of the key differences between these two devices is the display . While both use anOLEDpanel , have a FHD+ firmness and features like always - on displays , the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) can refresh at 120Hz , while the Pixel 7a is bound to a 90Hz refresh .
This makes the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) smoother in process and the conflict can be spot when the two phone are next to each other .
A bigger phone with a bigger battery
The Nothing Phone ( 2a ) is the bigger of the two devices we ’re pitting together by quite some aloofness . Depending on what you want from a phone , this could be a positive or a negative .
Nothing ’s first budget twist has a 6.7 - column inch screen , unlike the 6.1 - column inch filmdom on the Pixel 7a . A bigger phone also tends to equal a bigger battery , and that ’s the case here with the Phone ( 2a ) packing a 5000mAh cell , much larger than the Pixel 7a ’s 4385mAh .
The Nothing Phone ( 2a ) also has quicker charging , maxing out at 45w . With the Pixel 7a , the fastest it can charge is 18w . Only the Pixel 7a can charge wirelessly though , and neither come in with a exponent jade in the box .
It must be tell that even though the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) is far larger , it actually weigh slightly less – 190 thou or else of 193 g. This is likely down to the giving exercise of plastic , rather than metal .
There’s a gulf in the specs – at least on paper
While we have n’t fully reviewed the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) yet , it does certainly have the more enticing specification sheet . It ’s powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro , and do with either 8 or 12 GB random memory and up to 256 GB of storage .
The Pixel 7a , on the other hand , is powered by the AI - focussed Tensor G2 flake – which we know is a full performer at this price – and comes with 8 GB random-access memory and 128 GB of storage . If you need that superfluous storage , the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) could be a dependable choice .
In terms of television camera performance , the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) has more megapixels – but that ’s far from the end of the story .
On the back of the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) are a yoke of 50MP cameras ( stock and ultra blanket ) along with a 32MP tv camera on the front . The Pixel 7a also has two rear cameras , one is a 64MP principal sensor and the other a 13MP ultra wide . There ’s also a 13MP selfie television camera on the front .
We were impressed with the images from both Pixel 7a camera , and we ’ll need to properly retrospect the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) to see how it compares .
