Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Nothing
Phone (2a) Plus
Samsung
Galaxy S25 Edge
At a glance
- Brand
- Nothing
- Samsung
- Release date
- August 2024, 1 years 10 months ago
- May 2025, 1 years 1 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 805.721 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
- 3.135.223 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED Dynamic LTPO Amoled 2X
- Density
- 395 ppi High Density
- 513 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- 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)
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 7350
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- CPU
- 2x3 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 4.32 GHz
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G610 MC4
- Adreno 830
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.88
- ƒ/ 1.7
- Sensor
- Samsung GN9
- Samsung ISOCELL HP5
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 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
- Night Mode 2.0, 4K Video, 8K 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
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Samsung S5K3LU
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 3900 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 50.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Wireless charging
- No charger in box
- —
- Features
- Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 2000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 40h
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.6 mm 158.2 mm 5.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 190 g
- 163 g
- Materials
- Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Aluminium alloy , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black White Gray
- Black Silver Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP54
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 87 %
- 92 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), ANT+, APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- 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) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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), NavIC System
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 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)
- n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n25 (1900), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- 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)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 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
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
