Nothing Phone (2a) vs ZTE Blade A53 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Nothing; ZTE
Release date: March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
Launch price: € 329.00 ($ 384.20); —
AnTuTu: 688.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices; 112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Size: 6.7"; 6.52"
Resolution: 1084 x 2412 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
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); Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 7200; Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU: 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510; 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 28 nm
Frequency: 2.8 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G610 MC4; PowerVR GE8322
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung GN9; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 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; Dual camera

Dimensions: 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 164.8 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 198 g
Materials: Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Gray; Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance: IP54; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Updates: OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years; —
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3; Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; —
USB: 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

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); —
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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
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)