Nothing Phone (2a) vs Poco X8 Pro

Nothing
Phone (2a)

Poco
X8 Pro
At a glance
- Brand
- Nothing
- POCO
- Release date
- March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
- March 2026, 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 329.00 ($ 384.20)
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- AnTuTu
- 688.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
- 2.285.536 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.59"
- Resolution
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- 1268 x 2756 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 395 ppi High Density
- 460 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, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Peak brightness - 3500 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 7200
- MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
- CPU
- 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
- 3.4GHz Cortex A725 + 3x32.GHz Cortex A725 + 4x2.2GHz Cortex A725
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.8 GHz
- 3.4 GHz
- GPU
- ARM Mali-G610 MC4
- Mali-G720 MC8
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.88
- ƒ/ 1.5
- Sensor
- Samsung GN9
- Sony IMX882
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.80 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.95"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 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
- Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 32 Mpx
- 20 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX615
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- Pixel size
- 0.80 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 6500 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 45.0W
- Yes , 100.0W
- Wireless charging
- No charger in box
- 27W reverse charging
- Features
- Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 66h
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.2 mm 157.5 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 190 g
- 204 g
- Materials
- Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Glass , Metal
- Colors
- Black White Gray
- Black White Red Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP54
- IP68, IP69
- Usable surface
- 87 %
- 89 %
- 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 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
- Updates
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
- OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 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 + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), 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, 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), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, 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)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), 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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 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
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- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
















