Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi Poco M5s - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Xiaomi Poco M5s

72 out 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
51 out 100
Xiaomi Poco M5s
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Xiaomi Poco M5s

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro, vs Xiaomi Poco M5s, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetMediatek Helio G95. 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
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M5s
  • Higher pixel density: 409ppi
  • Lighter design: 178.8g vs 190g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi Poco M5s
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 (2a) Plus
vs
Xiaomi Poco M5s

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8 % 83.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1097 nits
Xiaomi Poco M5s
752 nits
sRGB gamutn/a91.8 %
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [Xiaomi Poco M5s]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 160.46 mm (6.32 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.29 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 178.8 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
87.8 %
Xiaomi Poco M5s
83.5 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi Poco M5s In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro Mediatek Helio G95
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/3 (Cortex-A715)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 657 MediaTek APU
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 256 144
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 665.6 GFLOPS 259.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1111
Xiaomi Poco M5s
674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
2560
Xiaomi Poco M5s
1833
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1111674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25601833
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3304n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [Xiaomi Poco M5s]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
753533
Xiaomi Poco M5s
414311
CPU227081129382
GPU21053182755
Memory15545192473
UX160470109701
NanoReview Score753533414311
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
1482
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.7 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a8 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1482
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco M5s]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M5s
8097
Writing scoren/a9269
Web scoren/a5447
Video editingn/a6019
Data manipulationn/a6525
NanoReview Scoren/a8097

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 27 GB 16 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
32:47
Xiaomi Poco M5s
24:16
Web Browsing13:26 h09:24 h
Video Playback18:52 h14:15 h
Games06:37 h05:40 h
Standby Mode163 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 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 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN9OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size1/1.571/2
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4208x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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
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 No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB
Xiaomi Poco M5s
81.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 209
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 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (2a) Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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