Huawei nova 8i vs Nothing Phone 2a

Product
Huawei nova 8i
529 USD
Nothing Phone 2a
529 USD

Price
529 USD
529 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Huawei Mobiles
Nothing Phone
Model No
Huawei nova 8i
A142

Launch Date
2021, July 22
2024, February 29

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) Height 161.85 mm, Width 74.7 mm, Depth 8.58
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight
190 g (6.70 oz)
190 g (6.70 oz)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
Black, White, Milk
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant 3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)

Type
IPS LCD
OLED, 120Hz
Size
6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)
1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5
Chipset
Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 610
Mali-G610 MC4

RAM
6GB/8GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
50 MP, (wide), 1/1.5", PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
LED flash, Panorama, HDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@60fps

Capacity
Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour (advertised)

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Yes
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG