Asus 8z vs Nothing Phone (2a)

Asus
8z

Nothing
Phone (2a)
At a glance
- Brand
- Asus
- Nothing
- Release date
- February 2022, 4 years 3 months ago
- March 2024, 2 years 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 812.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 81% of devices
- 688.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 329.00 ($ 384.20)
Display
- Size
- 5.92"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2448 px FHD+
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 452 ppi Very high density
- 395 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 107% NTSC, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, sRGB standard, NTSC, 112% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1300 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1100 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- MediaTek Dimensity 7200
- CPU
- 1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz
- 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 5 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.84 GHz
- 2.8 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 660
- ARM Mali-G610 MC4
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Sensor
- Sony IMX686 Exmor RS
- Samsung GN9
- Pixel size
- 0.80 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.7"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
- Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 32 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX663
- Sony IMX615
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 0.80 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 30.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- No charger in box
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 68.6 mm 148.0 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 169 g
- 190 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Colors
- Black Silver
- Black White Gray
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP54
- Usable surface
- 82 %
- 87 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), GAP (Generic Access Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), MAP (Message Access Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HDP (Health Device Profile), APT-x, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC System
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
















