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Nothing Phone (2) vs Huawei Mate 70 Air

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (2)
VS
78 out 100
Huawei Mate 70 Air
Nothing Phone (2)
Huawei Mate 70 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2) Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Mate 70 Air, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020A. 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)
  • Lighter design: 201.2g vs 208g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Air
  • Larger display: 7in
  • Higher pixel density: 437ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

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

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 7 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1320x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2)
991 nits
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
sRGB gamut98.3 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)90 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 81.5 mm (3.21 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Weight 201.2 g (7.1 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2)
87.5 %
Huawei Mate 70 Air
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2) and Huawei Mate 70 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 9020A
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)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 730 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2)
1718
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2)
4478
Huawei Mate 70 Air
3483
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17181212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44783483
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3730
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2)], [Huawei Mate 70 Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2)
1200612
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1248520
CPU348707351901
GPU385273278517
Memory207889405011
UX258743213091
NanoReview Score12006121248520

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) HarmonyOS 5.1
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin Nothing OS 2.5 n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:04 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2)
23:16
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Web Browsing10:12 hn/a
Video Playback16:37 hn/a
Games06:07 hn/a
Standby Mode91 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX8901/1.3
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a69 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Nothing Phone (2)]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 107 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 18 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.3 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
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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