Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Google Pixel 8a vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Nothing
Announced January 2024 May 2024 July 2024
Status Available - January 2024 Coming Soon - May 2024 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price Rs. 129,999 ($1299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe Black, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 in)
152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.33 in)
Weight 232 g or 233 g (8.18 oz or 8.22 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G8HHN (USA), GKV4X (NA)
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GKV4X (NA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA)
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical),
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- 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 14 Android 14 Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 6.1 - -
Processor 8-core (1x3.39 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510), Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 750 (1 GHz) Immortalis-G715s MC10 Mali-G610 MC4 1.3GHz
RAM 12 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
2000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protections
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels (501 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.14% 81.41% 87.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 200 MP + 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 50 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
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 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.76"
HDR
4K@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 256 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 No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging 18W Wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 56 min
Capacity 5000 mAh 4492 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -