Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Honor Magic5 Lite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main Camera
Dual	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	64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro)
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single	-	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps

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

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

Comms
Bluetooth	5.3, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, LE
Infrared port	-	Yes
NFC	Yes, 360˚	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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	50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min	40W wired
Type	5000 mAh	Li-Po 5100 mAh

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

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	1097 nits max brightness (measured)	864 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-26.6 LUFS (Good)	-31.4 LUFS (Below average)
Performance	AnTuTu: 620762 (v9), 774023 (v10) GeekBench: 2234 (v5), 2648 (v6) 3DMark: 1377 (Wild Life Extreme)	AnTuTu: 387250 (v9) GeekBench: 1912 (v5.1) GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)