Nothing Phone (2a) vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2a) Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2a)
- Lighter design: 190g vs 234g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.81 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2412 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 394 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.8 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.3 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 90 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.7 mm (6.37 in) | 164.3 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 in) | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 234 g (8.25 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Plastic | Ceramic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 578.6 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1125 | 1463 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2563 | 3911 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3389 | n/a |
| CPU | 227830 | 246800 |
| GPU | 178934 | 260294 |
| Memory | 138852 | 182528 |
| UX | 172629 | 233954 |
| NanoReview Score | 718245 | 923576 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 43.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5285 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14672 |
| Web score | n/a | 11015 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7568 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9531 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12250 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 21 GB | 31 GB |
| UI Skin | Nothing OS 3.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (67 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (90% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | 0:37 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:32 h | 06:28 h |
| Video Playback | 18:30 h | 11:22 h |
| Games | 06:26 h | 04:38 h |
| Standby Mode | 148 h | 90 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8700x5800 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 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) | 1920 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 114 ° | 128 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN9 | Samsung GN2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.12 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.1 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 142 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5380x3620 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | n/a | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung S5K3T2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM850 900 1800 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19 |
| 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/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | April, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 329 | 1299 |
| 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 | n/a |
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