Nothing Phone (1) vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (1) Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
- Lighter design: 193.5g vs 235g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 416ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8050mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1200x2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 402 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 2200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 95.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 119 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.2 mm (6.27 in) | 163.49 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) | 77.94 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) | 7.94 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) | 235 g (8.29 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.74 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 512 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 608 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 933.8 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1047 | 3629 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2955 | 11080 |
| CPU | 209288 | 962447 |
| GPU | 155344 | 1453812 |
| Memory | 129125 | 974305 |
| UX | 148214 | 774544 |
| NanoReview Score | 641971 | 4165108 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | 36 GB |
| UI Skin | Nothing OS 3.0 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 8050 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:31 h | 0:54 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:10 h | 23:02 h |
| Video Playback | 13:32 h | 25:48 h |
| Games | 05:14 h | 10:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 115 h | 171 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 1920 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 114 ° | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.5 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | OmniVision OV50M40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.88 (0.35) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 78 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | OmniVision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/3.13 | 1/3.44 (0.29) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 2.1 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 500 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 729 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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