Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Honor X9c

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

July, 2024

Honor X9c

November, 2024

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Honor X9c


Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

Honor X9c

Price
EUR: €370EUR: €300
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PKR: N/APKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 in)162.8 x 75.5 x 8 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)
Weight
190 g (6.70 oz)189 g (6.67 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

IP54 splash, water and dust resistant

3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
IP65M water/dust resistant

Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 2m (advertised)
Colors
Black, GreyTitanium Purple, Titanium Black, Jade Cyan
Display
Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)

Always-on display
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 4000 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 107.5 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)6.78 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)1224 x 2700 pixels (~437 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5GGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66LTE
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSASA/NSA
Memory
Internal Memory
256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 12GB RAM
256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 12GB RAM

512GB ROM, 12GB RAM
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5GHSPA, LTE, 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE5.1, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTGUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Infrared Port
Yes
NFC
Yes, 360"Yes (market/region dependent)
Camera
Main Camera
Primary: 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 50 MP, f/2.2, 114" (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Primary: 108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDRLED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76"

Features: HDR

Video: 4K@30fps
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v14Android OS, v14
Upgradable
Up to 3 major Android OS
UI
Nothing OS 2.6Magic OS 8
Hardware
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4Adreno 710
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
NoNo
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 620762 (v9), 774023 (v10)

GeekBench: 2234 (v5), 2648 (v6)

3DMark Wild life: 4795 (offscreen 1440p)
Battery
Battery Type
5000 mAh, non-removableSi/C 6600 mAh, non-removable
Charging
50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min (advertised)66W wired

Reverse wired

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