Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

72 out 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Manufactured in July, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 (2a) Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 239g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4400mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
  • Larger display: 7.6in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
vs
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 7.6 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1856x2160 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.9:18
Pixel density 395 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8 % 90.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1097 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
1556 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 153.5 mm (6.04 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 132.6 mm (5.22 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP48
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
87.8 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
90.6 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/3 (Cortex-A715)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 657 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 665.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1111
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
2244
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
2560
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
6876
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11112244
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25606876
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3304n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
753533
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
1932987
CPU227081457523
GPU210531800440
Memory155451366650
UX160470308374
NanoReview Score7535331932987
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
14677
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
17948
Writing scoren/a21402
Web scoren/a18660
Video editingn/a7996
Data manipulationn/a16566
NanoReview Scoren/a17948

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14
OS Size 27 GB 26.8 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 One UI 6.1.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4400 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 1:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
32:47
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
19:49
Web Browsing13:26 h06:44 h
Video Playback18:52 h13:06 h
Games06:37 h04:56 h
Standby Mode163 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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 (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GN9Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.571/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a66 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung ISOCELL 3LU
Sensor size1/2.761/3.2
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
132
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
128
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
133
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a135
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr July, 2024 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr July, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 1899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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