Sony Xperia 1 vs Nothing Phone 2a

Product
Sony Xperia 1
529 USD
Nothing Phone 2a
529 USD

Price
529 USD
529 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Sony Mobiles
Nothing Phone
Model No
Xperia 1
A142

Launch Date
2019, February 25
2024, February 29

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
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 Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
167 x 72 x 8.2 mm (6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz)
190 g (6.70 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant 3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, Gray, Purple, White
Black, White, Milk

Type
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
OLED, 120Hz
Size
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 640
Mali-G610 MC4

RAM
6GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
64GB, 128GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
50 MP, (wide), 1/1.5", PDAF
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
1080p@60fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 3330 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour (advertised)

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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, DLNA, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Yes
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG