Huawei nova 12 SE vs Nothing Phone (2a)

At a glance

Brand: Huawei; Nothing
Release date: March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago; March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 255.000 Antutu v9 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: 6.67"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: Oled; AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 270 Hz, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass glass, 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)

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (SM6225); MediaTek Dimensity 7200
CPU: 4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver; 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 2.8 GHz
GPU: Adreno 610; ARM Mali-G610 MC4
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 108 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor: Samsung HM6; Samsung GN9
Pixel size: 0.64 µm; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.67"; 1/1.56"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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; 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

Dimensions: 75.5 mm 162.4 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model; 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 186 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors: Black White Green; Black White Gray
Usable surface: 87 %; 87 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

Operating system: HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Updates: —; OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
Google services: —; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0; Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), 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 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, QZSS, 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), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900); 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)
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)