Product
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
₹29,999
Samsung Galaxy A36
Samsung Galaxy A36
₹38,999
Battery
Charging 50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 in) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, 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, OTG
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 107.5 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Circle to Search Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2024, July 31 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2024, August 03 Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Dual 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 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), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  - UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Black, Grey Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models - SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.53 W/kg (head)     1.29 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, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Platform
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm) Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Adreno 710
OS Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76" 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) Active use score 16:34h Active use score 11:38h
Display 1097 nits max brightness (measured) 1233 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.6 LUFS (Good) -26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 620762 (v9), 774023 (v10) GeekBench: 2234 (v5), 2648 (v6) 3DMark: 1377 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 613492 (v10) GeekBench: 2917 (v6) 3DMark: 912 (Wild Life Extreme)
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