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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Nothing
Announced March 2025 July 2024
Status Coming Soon - March 2025 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue Black, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
(6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 SA/NSA - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 SA/NSA - India
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
26 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface Nothing OS 3.1 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 710 (940 MHz) [Similar] Mali-G610 MC4 1.3GHz [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Panda Glass Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protections
Colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.77 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.37% 87.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"

1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -