Here’s a performance comparison between the Nothing Phone (2a) and the Nothing Phone (2).
The Nothing Phone (2a) has been officially released and comes packed with good hardware and features at an aggressive price point. The device is positioned as an affordable version of the Nothing Phone (2), with some key differences, such as a MediaTek chipset, no wireless charging, and fewer “Glyphs” on the rear panel. We will conduct a performance comparison between the Nothing Phone (2a) (review) and the Nothing Phone (2) (review) to gauge the performance gap between the affordable version and the flagship smartphone.
Table of Contents
Geekbench
AnTuTu
CPU Throttle
Gaming test
VerdictGeekbench
The first test on the list is the Geekbench benchmark. The Nothing Phone (2) takes a significant lead over the Phone (2a) in both the single-core and multi-core tests. This is thanks to the powerful Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, which powered many flagship smartphones in 2022.AnTuTu
In the AnTuTu benchmark, the Nothing Phone (2) once again outperforms the Phone (2a), with significantly higher scores across the board.
