Nothing Phone 2a vs Meizu 18s

Product
Nothing Phone 2a
529 USD
Meizu 18s
529 USD

Price
529 USD
529 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Nothing Phone
Meizu Mobiles
Model No
A142
Meizu 18s

Launch Date
2024, February 29
2021, September 23

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A; 5G

Dimensions
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
152.4 x 69.2 x 8.2 mm (6.00 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight
190 g (6.70 oz)
162 g (5.71 oz)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant 3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)
SIM
SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, White, Milk
Light Blue, White, Aurora, Pink/Violet

Type
OLED, 120Hz
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 420 nits (typ), 1300 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2
6.2 inches, 93.8 cm2 (~88.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~563 ppi density)

OS
Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5
Android 11, Flyme 9.2
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4
Adreno 660

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

Lens 1
50 MP, (wide), 1/1.5", PDAF
64 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
8 MP f/2.4, 79mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p; gyro-EIS
Lens 3
16 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
20 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@60fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
5000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour (advertised)
Fast charging 36W, 80% in 33 min, 100% in 55 min (advertised) Power Delivery 3.0 Quick Charge 3+

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C
NFC
Yes
Radio
No