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Launch
Version July 2025 March 2024
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 190 g (6.70 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Dual SIM
Design Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Others Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight) IP68 dust tight and water resistant IP54 splash, water and dust resistant, 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light ...)
Display
Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Various
Platform
Operating System Android 15, Nothing OS 3.5 Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6
Chipset Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720) Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 825 Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Camera
Primary 50 MP, f/1.7, OIS + 50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 3x optical zoom + 50 MP, 114˚ (ultrawide) 50 MP (f/1.9)(Optical Image Stabilization) + 50 MP (114°)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps
Selfie 50 MP 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps 32 MP (1080p@60fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 5150 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging 65W wired, 15W wireless, 7.5W reverse charging, 5W reverse wireless, 5W reverse wireless 45W wired
Misc
Colors White, Black Black, White, Milk, Blue
Models A142
Inside the box
Price 800 USD 400 USD
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