Nokia G42 vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

At a glance

Brand: Nokia; Nothing
Release date: June 2023, 3 years ago; August 2024, 1 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu: 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices; 805.721 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, 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: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC); MediaTek Dimensity 7350
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,; 2x3 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 8 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 3 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 619; Arm Mali-G610 MC4
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

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: Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, 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"

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors: Gray Purple; Black White Gray
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP54
Usable surface: 82 %; 87 %

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: Single SIM (Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); 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; 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

5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), 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), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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)