Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Nothing Phone (2a) - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
70 out 100
Nothing Phone (2a)
Xiaomi 15
Nothing Phone (2a)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Nothing Phone (2a), Manufactured in March, 2024 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro. 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 Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2a)
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Nothing Phone (2a)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Nothing Phone (2a)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Nothing Phone (2a)
976 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz90 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Nothing Phone (2a)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 161.7 mm (6.37 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Nothing Phone (2a)
87.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Nothing Phone (2a) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 650
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1130 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 578.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Nothing Phone (2a)
1125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Nothing Phone (2a)
2563
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87622563
Geekbench Compute (GPU)245073389
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Nothing Phone (2a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Nothing Phone (2a)
718245
CPU584725227830
GPU1142381178934
Memory519406138852
UX373632172629
NanoReview Score2620144718245
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Nothing Phone (2a)
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Nothing Phone (2a)
n/a
Writing score22508n/a
Web score18826n/a
Video editing8060n/a
Data manipulation14605n/a
NanoReview Score18292n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 21 GB 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Nothing OS 3.0

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Nothing Phone (2a)
29:55
Web Browsing13:20 h11:32 h
Video Playback19:22 h18:30 h
Games07:10 h06:26 h
Standby Mode150 h148 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung ISOCELL GN9
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length60 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Nothing Phone (2a)
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Nothing Phone (2a)
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Nothing Phone (2a)
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Nothing Phone (2a)
88.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr March, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 329
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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