Honor Magic5 Lite vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

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PHONES
Phone Names	Honor Magic5 Lite	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G bands	SA/NSA	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2023, February 15	2024, July 31
Status	Available. Released 2023, February 20	Available. Released 2024, August 03

Body
Build	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions	161.6 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.36 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)	161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	190 g (6.70 oz)

Display
Protection	Scratch/drop-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)	1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
Size	6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 107.5 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)	Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
GPU	Adreno 619	Mali-G610 MC4
OS	Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, MagicOS 7.1	Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera
Dual	64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro)	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)	-
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	-	HDR
Single	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)	50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76"
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	-
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Infrared port	Yes	-
NFC	Yes	Yes, 360˚
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	40W wired	50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min
Type	Li-Po 5100 mAh	5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Midnight Black, Emerald Green, Titanium Silver	Black, Grey
Models	RMO-NX1, RMO-NX3	A142P
Price	About 190 EUR	€ 269.90 / ₹ 22,599

Tests
Battery life	Endurance rating 111h	-
Camera	Photo / Video	-
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	-
Loudspeaker	-31.4 LUFS (Below average)	-
Performance	AnTuTu: 387250 (v9) GeekBench: 1912 (v5.1) GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	-

OUR TESTS
Battery	-	Active use score 16:34h
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 111h	-
Camera	Photo / Video	-
Display	864 nits max brightness (measured)	1097 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-31.4 LUFS (Below average)	-26.6 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 387250 (v9) GeekBench: 1912 (v5.1) GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 620762 (v9), 774023 (v10) GeekBench: 2234 (v5), 2648 (v6) 3DMark: 1377 (Wild Life Extreme)