Product
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a)
₹25,999
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
₹19,999
Battery
Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes, 360˚ Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Circle to Search Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2024, March 05 2024, October 07
Status Available. Released 2024, March 12 Available. Released 2024, October 25
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
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Misc
Colors Black, White, Milk, Blue Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Models A142 SM-A166B, SM-A166B/DS, SM-A166P, SM-A166P/DS, SM-A166E, SM-A166E/DS
SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Platform
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0 Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
Tests
Battery (new) Active use score 15:53h Active use score 12:08h
Display 981 nits max brightness (measured) 824 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.3 LUFS (Good) -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10) GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6) 3DMark: 1151 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 368854 (v9), 435895 (v10)GeekBench: 2090 (v5), 2042 (v6)3DMark: 360 (Wild Life Extreme)
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