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Nothing Phone (2) vs Huawei Honor 70

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (2)
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Nothing Phone (2)
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2) Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2)
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 201.2g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2) and Huawei Honor 70
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (2)
vs
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2)
991 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamut98.3 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz61 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2)], [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201.2 g (7.1 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP54 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2)
87.5 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2) and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2)
1718
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2)
4478
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17181064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44783025
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2)], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2)
1200612
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU348707198611
GPU385273149579
Memory207889122975
UX258743147449
NanoReview Score1200612618614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 28 GB 21 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 2.5 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2)
23:16
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsing10:12 h09:26 h
Video Playback16:37 h13:55 h
Games06:07 h05:40 h
Standby Mode91 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.561/1.49
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77
Sources: DxOMark [Nothing Phone (2)], [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor Sony IMX615 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2)
81.9 dB
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2023 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 550
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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