Product
Huawei nova 8i
Huawei nova 8i
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a)
Battery
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Type Li-Po 4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 190 g (6.70 oz)
  - 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes, 360˚
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density) 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Size 6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  - Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2021, July 07 2024, March 05
Status Available. Released 2021, July 22 Available. Released 2024, March 12
Main Camera
Dual - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Features LED flash, Panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Misc
Colors Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black Black, White, Milk, Blue
Models NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3 A142
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G bands - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G610 MC4
OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 15:53h
Display - 981 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -26.3 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10) GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6) 3DMark: 1151 (Wild Life Extreme)