Nothing Phone (2a) vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo

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PHONES
Phone Names	Nothing Phone (2a)	Motorola Edge 40 Neo

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 2, 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	2024, March 05	2023, September 14
Status	Available. Released 2024, March 12	Available. Released 2023, September 14

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions	161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)	159.6 x 72 x 7.9 mm (6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	190 g (6.70 oz)	170 g or 172 g (6.00 oz)

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
Size	6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)	P-OLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)	Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)
GPU	Mali-G610 MC4	Mali-G610 MC3
OS	Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0	Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades

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

Main Camera
Dual	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm	32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.0", 0.7µm
Video	1080p@60fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Comms
Bluetooth	5.3, A2DP, LE	5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes, 360˚	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

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

Battery
Charging	45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour	68W wired, 50% in 15 min
Type	5000 mAh	Li-Po 5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Milk, Blue	Black, Soothing Sea, Caneel Bay, Peach Fuzz
Models	A142	XT2307-1
Price	€ 192.59 / $ 389.00 / ₹ 21,999	$ 299.00 / € 168.73 / ₹ 19,900

OUR TESTS
Battery	Active use score 15:53h	Active use score 10:28h
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 80h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	981 nits max brightness (measured)	1073 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-26.3 LUFS (Good)	-23.8 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10) GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6) 3DMark: 1151 (Wild Life Extreme)	AnTuTu: 511077 (v9), 524597 (v10) GeekBench: 2563 (v5), 2563 (v6) GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)