hotwav Note 12 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; Nothing
Release date: March 2023, 3 years 3 months ago; March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 256.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices; 688.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Launch price: —; € 329.00 ($ 384.20)

Size: 6.8"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 409 ppi Very high density; 395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; 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)

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Dimensity 7200
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; ARM Mali-G610 MC4
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.88
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 1.00 µm
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 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
Sensor: —; Samsung GN9
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 81.0 mm 168.0 mm 17.0 mm Print 3D Model; 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 337 g; 190 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate; Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors: Black Orange; Black White Gray
Usable surface: 70 %; 87 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; 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

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, 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; 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; 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, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC System

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; 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)