Who to buy OnePlus Nord 4 or Nothing Phone (2a) Plus? Know which one is better
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Nothing has been launched in India. This phone with transparent design and glyph lighting has been brought in a budget of less than 30 thousand. People buying a new smartphone first compare Nothing with the OnePlus brand. In the same range OnePlus Nord 4 OnePlus has also been launched recently which will be available for sale from August 2. Which is better among OnePlus smartphone and Nothing phone and which one is better to buy? To know this, we have Comparison of Nothing Phone 2A Plus and OnePlus Nord 4 which you can read further.
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price comparison
OnePlus Nord 4 | Nothing Phone (2a) Plus | ||
Variants | Launch Price | Variants | Launch Price |
8GB + 128GB | ₹29,999 | , | , |
8GB + 256GB | ₹32,999 | 8GB + 256GB | ₹27,999 |
12GB + 256GB | ₹35,999 | 12GB + 256GB | ₹29,999 |
OnePlus Nord 4 Price
OnePlus Nord 4 5G phone is available for sale in three storage variants. Its base model supports 128GB with 8GB RAM, which is priced at Rs 29,999. Similarly, the rate of 8GB + 256GB variant is Rs 32,999 and the largest 12GB RAM + 256GB variant is priced at Rs 35,999. The sale of this phone will start from August 2, which can be purchased in Obsidian Midnight, Mercurial Silver and Oasis Green colors.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus price
Nothing Phone 2A Plus has been launched in two variants. Its base variant has 8GB RAM with 256GB storage, which is priced at Rs 27,999. The bigger variant of the phone supports 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, which is priced at Rs 29,999. This Nothing 5G phone can be purchased in Grey and Black colors from August 7.
comparison of designs
OnePlus Nord 4 images
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus images
Specifications Comparison
Specifications | OnePlus Nord 4 | Nothing Phone (2a) Plus |
Screen | 6.7″ 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED | 6.7″ flexible 120Hz AMOLED |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | 64GB Storage |
OS | OxygenOS 14 + Android 14 | Nothing OS 2.6 + Android 13 |
RAM | 12GB LPDDR4X RAM | 12GB RAM |
Storage | 256GB UFS 4.0 Storage | 256GB UFS 3.1 Storage |
Back Camera | 50MP Sony LYT-600 , 8MP UltraWide Angle |
50MP Samsung GN9 , 50MP UltraWide Samsung JN1 |
Front Camera | 16MP Selfie Camera | 50MP Selfie Camera |
Charging | 100W SUPERVOOC | 50W fast + 5W reverse |
Battery | 5,500mAh Battery | 5,000mAh Battery |
Display
The OnePlus Nord 4 smartphone is built on a 20.1: 9 aspect ratio that supports a 6.74-inch 1.5K display with a resolution of 2772 × 1240 pixels. This Super Fluid AMOLED screen supports Ultra HDR and 2150nits peak brightness and 120Hz refresh rate.
Nothing Phone (2A) Plus has a 6.7-inch FullHD + display with 1084 x 2412 pixel resolution. This is a flexible AMOLED screen which has features like 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming and 1300nits brightness. This phone screen is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Performance
For processing, Nord 4 5G has been launched in the market equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 octacore processor. This is a mobile chipset built on 4 nanometer fabrications which is capable of running at clock speeds up to 2.8 GHz. This 8-core processor includes one 2.8GHz Cortex-X4 core, four 2.6GHz Cortex-A720 cores and three 1.9GHz Cortex-A520.
The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro chipset based on 4 nanometer fabrications. This 8-core processor has 2 Cortex-A715 cores that run at 3.0GHz clock speed and 6 Cortex-A510 cores that process at 2.0GHz clock speed. For graphics, this phone supports ARM Mali-G610 MC4 GPU.
Benchmark Results
Benchmarks | OnePlus Nord 4 | Nothing Phone (2a) Plus |
anootu full score | 1169622 | 771491 |
AnTuTu CPU Score | 267640 | 227609 |
AnTuTu GPU Score | 496873 | 209167 |
antutu memory score | 221431 | 157166 |
AnTuTu UX Score | 183678 | 177549 |
Geekbench Single-Core | 1744 | 1121 |
Geekbench Multi-Core | 4365 | 2203 |
Gaming Performance
To find out which phone is better for mobile gaming between OnePlus Nord 4 and Nothing Phone 2A Plus, the testing team of 91mobiles also played games on both smartphones. We played three different types of games on these smartphones and ran all of them for half an hour i.e. 30 minutes. You can see below how each phone performed when playing games.
Gaming Performance (30 min test result) | OnePlus Nord 4 | Nothing Phone (2a) Plus |
COD graphics settings | Very High Ultra FPS | Very High Ultra FPS |
Phone Heat in COD | 10.2° | 5.2° |
Battery Drop in COD | 7% | 7% |
BGMI graphics settings | Extreme+ Ultra HDR | Extreme HDR |
phone heat in bgmi | 8.8° | 4.2° |
Battery drop in BGMI | 6% | 6% |
Real Racing 3 graphics settings | Standard | Standard |
Phone heat in Real Racing 3 | 4.4° | 2.8° |
Battery drop in Real Racing 3 | 6% | 6% |
OS
OnePlus Nord 4 5G phone has been launched on the latest Android operating system Android 14 which works on OnePlus's personal user interface OxygenOS 14.0. The company will provide 4 years of software updates and 6 years of security updates on this mobile. That is, this mobile is ready for Android 18.
The Nothing 2A Plus 5G phone has been launched on Android 14 which works on the brand's Nothing OS 2.6. This mobile comes with 3 years of Android OS updates which makes it ready for Android 17. At the same time, 4 years of security patch updates are also available with this Nothing phone.
Photography
Back Camera
For photography, the OnePlus Nord 4 5G phone supports dual rear camera. Its back panel has a 50MP Sony LYT-600 main sensor with OIS and EIS support. Let us tell you that this camera sensor is found in the OnePlus 12 Series phones. At the same time, the Nord 4's back camera setup also has an 8MP Ultra-Wide Sony sensor with 112° FoV.
Nothingphone 2A Plus also has a dual rear camera. Its back panel has a 50MP Samsung GN9 main sensor with OIS and EIS support which works on F/1.88 aperture. This is a 1/1.57” sensor with which 10x digital zoom is also available. Along with this, the smartphone has a 50MP Ultra-wide Samsung sensor with 114° FOV.
Front Camera
OnePlus Nord 4 5G phone supports 16MP Front camera for taking selfies, making reels and video calling. 30fps 1080p video can be recorded with this camera and modes like Time-Lapse, Dual-View, Portrait, Night and Google lens are also available on the selfie camera.
For selfies and video calling, the Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G has a 50-megapixel lens with f/2.2 aperture on the front panel. This is a 1/2.76–inch Samsung JN1 sensor that supports 81.2° FOV and is equipped with 1080p@60fps video recording as well as many attractive modes and beauty filters.
Battery
To provide long power backup to OnePlus Nord 4, it has a 5,500 mAh battery. Along with this powerful capacity, Battery Health Engine technology is also available in the phone. The company claims that even if it is charged 1600 times in 4 years, its health will still remain more than 80%. At the same time, 100W SUPERVOOC fast charging is available to charge the big battery fast, according to the company, Nord 4 can be fully charged from 1% to 100 percent in just 28 minutes.
Nothing Phone 2A Plus supports 5,000mAh battery for power backup. To charge this big battery fast, the phone has been given 50W fast charging, which according to the company can charge the phone 100% in just 56 minutes. Along with this, 5W reverse charging technology is also available in the new Nothing Phone.
Who to buy OnePlus Nord 4 or Nothing Phone (2a) Plus?
Starting with the price, the Nothingphone 2A Plus is much cheaper than the OnePlus Nord 4. There is a difference of Rs 6,000 which is clearly visible in the processing of the phone. The performance of Nord 4 is better everywhere. But the surprising thing here is that in Mobile Gaming, the Nothing smartphone heated up much less than the OnePlus and the Nord 4 heated up more when playing games and the temperature was found to be almost double compared to Nothing.
In the camera segment too, the Nothing Phone 2a Plus has been slightly better than the OnePlus Nord 4. The phone's 50MP Selfie Camera has left OnePlus behind and the back camera has also given a direct competition. On the other hand, if we talk about display and battery, here the OnePlus Nord 4 smartphone is ahead of Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. The screen is attractive, the battery is big and charging is also fast. Yes, reverse charging in the Nothing phone will be called a plus point.
Overall, both phones can be called the best in their respective segments. There is no harm in buying Nothing as per the rate. Different look, transparent back panel and light shining on notification make Nothing phone different from others. But yes, if the budget can be increased then OnePlus Nord 4 smartphone is better than Nothing Phone 2A Plus.
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