Google Pixel 8a vs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

73 out 100

VS

68 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8a Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8a

Higher pixel density: 430ppi
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort
Built-in eSIM

Reasons to choose Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

Larger display: 6.77in
Lighter design: 185g vs 188g
Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4492mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 8a and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Google Pixel 8a

88

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

87

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Google Pixel 8a

80

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

67

Performance

App & system performance

Google Pixel 8a

62

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

43

Games

3D gaming performance

Google Pixel 8a

52

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

29

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Google Pixel 8a

63

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

88

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Google Pixel 8a

84

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

73

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Google Pixel 8a

73

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

68

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	AMOLED
Size	6.1 in	6.77 in
Resolution	1080x2400 pixels	1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
Pixel density	430 ppi	388 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (60-120 Hz)	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness	2000 nits	1300 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10	Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	n/a	480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	81.3 %	86.5 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Google Pixel 8a

1498 nits

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

n/a

sRGB gamut	99.1 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	n/a
Response time	2 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 8a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	152.1 mm (5.99 in)	164 mm (6.46 in)
Width	72.7 mm (2.86 in)	78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	188 g (6.63 oz)	185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance	IP67	IP54
Back panel	Plastic	n/a
Frame	Metal	n/a
Colors	- White - Black - Blue - Green	- White - Black - Green - Orange
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Google Pixel 8a

81.3 %

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

86.5 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 8a and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro In benchmarks

Chipset	Google Tensor G3	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency	3000 MHz	2500 MHz
CPU Cores	9 (1 + 4 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510) - 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3)	- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process	Samsung	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Yes	MediaTek APU 655
Graphics	Mali-G715 MP7	Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores	896	256
GPU Frequency	890 MHz	1047 MHz
FLOPS	1594.8 GFLOPS	536.1 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Google Pixel 8a

1683

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

1011

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Google Pixel 8a

4330

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

2936

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1683	1011
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	4330	2936
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	6350	2509

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 8a], [Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro]

AnTuTu 10

Google Pixel 8a

1179223

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

688050

CPU	363260	214694
GPU	396428	148934
Memory	189558	159841
UX	229977	164581
NanoReview Score	1179223	688050

Memory

RAM Size	8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	- 128 GB - 256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2
Memory Card	No	MicroSD

Software

OS	Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)	Android 15
OS Size	18.4 GB	n/a
UI Skin	Stock Android	Nothing OS 3.2

Battery

Volume	4492 mAh	5000 mAh
Max Charging Power	18 W	33 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (7.5 W)	No
Reverse Charging	No	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (33% in 30 min)	Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	2:09 h	1:19 h

Battery Life

Google Pixel 8a

19:43

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

n/a

Web Browsing	08:15 h	n/a
Video Playback	13:00 h	n/a
Games	04:54 h	n/a
Standby Mode	86 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	64 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	9000x7000 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 2x
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
8K Recording	No	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (1080p)	240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	120 °
Lenses count	Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	64 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.9	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX787	Samsung GN9
Sensor size	1/1.73	1/1.57
Pixel size	0.8 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Matrix	n/a	50 MP
Aperture	n/a	f/1.9
Focal length	n/a	50 mm
Sensor	n/a	Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.88
Pixel size	n/a	0.61 μm
Stabilization	n/a	Digital

Matrix	13 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	15 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX712	GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size	1/3.06	1/4.0
Pixel size	1.12 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Google Pixel 8a

141

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

n/a

Video quality

Google Pixel 8a

128

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

n/a

Overall camera score

Google Pixel 8a

136

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

n/a

Bokeh	60	n/a
Preview	71	n/a
Zoom	126	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 8a]

Front camera

Matrix	13 MP	16 MP
Photo resolution	4032x3024 pixels	4640x3488 pixels
Aperture	n/a	f/2.0
Focal length	n/a	22 mm
Sensor	n/a	GalaxyCore GC16B3C
Sensor size	n/a	1/3.0
Pixel size	n/a	1 μm
Autofocus	n/a	No
Stabilization	n/a	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 fps	1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.3	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	Yes	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	1	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	n/a	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)	GSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS
3G Bands	UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	UMTS (WCDMA) B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category	20	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Max Volume

Google Pixel 8a

89.3 dB

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

n/a

Other

Class	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	May, 2024 yr	April, 2025 yr
Release Date	May, 2024 yr	May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($)	499	249
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	No	No

Results

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Google Pixel 8a vs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

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