Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Nothing Phone (1)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Nothing Phone (1), Manufactured in July, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 164g vs 193.5g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
- Higher pixel density: 402ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.55 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 500 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 85.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 95.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 119 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 159.2 mm (6.27 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP53 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Pink |
- White - Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 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 | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 642 |
| GPU Cores | 320 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 608 MHz |
| FLOPS | 608 GFLOPS | 933.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1017 | 1047 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2792 | 2955 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3061 | n/a |
| CPU | 188061 | 209288 |
| GPU | 134686 | 155344 |
| Memory | 113361 | 129125 |
| UX | 158287 | 148214 |
| NanoReview Score | 594395 | 641971 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 21.7 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | Nothing OS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:26 h | 1:31 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:45 h | 09:10 h |
| Video Playback | 10:52 h | 13:32 h |
| Games | 05:18 h | 05:14 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 115 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 480 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 114 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 73 |
| Zoom | n/a | 78 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.13 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | n/a | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | July, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | July, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 299 | 500 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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