Nothing Phone (3a) vs Xiaomi Redmi A2

At a glance

Brand: Nothing; Xiaomi
Release date: March 2025, 1 years 4 months ago; March 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices; 127.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices

Size: 6.77"; 6.52"
Resolution: 1080 x 2392 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 388 ppi High Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 420 cd/m² (typ), Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3; Mediatek Helio G36
CPU: 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520; 8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.5 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 810 480MHz; IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz
RAM: 8 GB; 2 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 8 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung GN9; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model; 76.8 mm 164.9 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 201 g; 192 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue; Black Blue Green
Water/dust resistance: IP64; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 81 %

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
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 5.4 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
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
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), 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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), 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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)