Huawei Nova 14i vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

Huawei
Nova 14i

Nothing
Phone (2a) Plus
At a glance
- Brand
- Huawei
- Nothing
- Release date
- February 2026, 4 months ago
- August 2024, 1 years 10 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 261.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 60% of devices
- 805.721 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.95"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2376 px FHD+
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- Type
- TFT LCD (IPS)
- AMOLED
- Density
- 376 ppi High Density
- 395 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Wide screen notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 270 Hz, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass screen, 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 680 (SM6225)
- MediaTek Dimensity 7350
- CPU
- 4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver
- 2x3 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
- 3 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 610
- Arm Mali-G610 MC4
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- LPDDR4X RAM
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- Yes
- Slow motion
- No, 30 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), 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
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/1.56"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 8 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Pixel size
- —
- 0.64 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 22.5W
- Yes , 50.0W
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- No charger in box
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 2.2
Body
- Dimensions
- 79.9 mm 171.6 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 216 g
- 190 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Colors
- Black Blue
- Black White Gray
- Usable surface
- 85 %
- 87 %
- Water/dust resistance
- —
- IP54
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake EMUI 14 (Android)
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Single 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), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), 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, 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, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC System
Networks
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 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
- 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)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the side
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Audio
- Stereo Speakers
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
















