Honor Magic7 Lite vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

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PHONES
Phone Names	Honor Magic7 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	2025, January 02	2024, July 31
Status	Available. Released 2025, January 02	Available. Released 2024, August 03

Body
Build	-	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions	162.8 x 75.5 x 8 mm (6.41 x 2.97 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 + eSIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	190 g (6.70 oz)

Display
Protection	Mohs level 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1224 x 2700 pixels (~437 ppi density)	1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
Size	6.78 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 107.5 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 4000 nits (peak)	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
GPU	Adreno 710	Mali-G610 MC4
OS	Android 14, MagicOS 8	Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM	256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera
Dual	108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", PDAF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)	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
Video	4K@30fps, 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
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	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, compass, proximity (ultrasonic)	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	66W wired Reverse wired	50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min
Type	Si/C Li-Ion 6600 mAh	5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Titanium Purple, Titanium Black	Black, Grey
Models	BRP-NX1	A142P
Price	$ 401.95 / £ 247.49 / € 264.54	€ 269.90 / ₹ 22,599

OUR TESTS
Battery	Active use score 15:02h	Active use score 16:34h
Display	-	1097 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-26.6 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 594450 (v10) GeekBench: 2705 (v6) 3DMark: 617 (Wild Life Extreme)	AnTuTu: 620762 (v9), 774023 (v10) GeekBench: 2234 (v5), 2648 (v6) 3DMark: 1377 (Wild Life Extreme)

EU LABEL
Battery	59:33h endurance, 1200 cycles	-
Energy	Class B	-
Free fall	Class A (270 falls)	-
Repairability	Class B	-