Nothing Phone 1 vs Google Pixel 6A

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Comparing the Nothing Phone 1 vs Google Pixel 6A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nothing Phone 1 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,956, while Google Pixel 6A scores 2,659, making Nothing Phone 1 the better performer.


Display: Nothing Phone 1 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Google Pixel 6A offers 6.1 inches, making Nothing Phone 1 the larger display of the two. Both Nothing Phone 1 and Google Pixel 6A feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Nothing Phone 1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 6A offers 12.2 MP, making Nothing Phone 1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nothing Phone 1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Google Pixel 6A offers 8 MP, making Nothing Phone 1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 6A delivers longer battery life with 14h 22m, while Nothing Phone 1 delivers 9h 20m, making Google Pixel 6A the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Nothing Phone 1 and Google Pixel 6A offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nothing Phone 1 and Google Pixel 6A equally at 7.


User Rating: Nothing Phone 1 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Google Pixel 6A has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

13 Jul, 2022
28 Jul, 2022
10 Dec, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 778G Plus
Google Tensor
MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
OLED
OLED
LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4410 mAh
7000 mAh
33W Quick Charging
18W Fast Charging
45W Super Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Stylish, unique design
  • Clean software
  • Capable primary camera
  • Supports wireless charging
  • Stylish, ergonomic design
  • Capable chipset
  • Good-looking display
  • Clean UI
  • Excellent battery endurance
  • Delivers reliable performance
  • Snappy software with many AI tricks
  • Loud and crisp stereo speakers

Cons

  • Doesn't ship with a charger
  • Slow 33W charging speed
  • Display's peak brightness not the best
  • Facial recognition is finicky
  • No charger in the box
  • Slow 18W charging speed
  • Display is capped at 60Hz
  • Throttling issues
  • Camera output details could be improved
  • Many apps don't run at max refresh rate

User Ratings

4.4/5
(92,201 ratings)
4.3/5
(74,919 ratings)
4.3/5
(16,755 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

9h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
17h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
688,083
AnTuTu Score
974,831
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 28, 2022
(Official)
Dec 04, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12
Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years
5 Year
2 Years

Security Updates

4 Years
5 Year
3 Years

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
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Google Tensor
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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T
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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 2.25 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A
Titan M2
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
5 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L
Mali-G78 MP20
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
688,083
974,831

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s
10.0 s
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
1,017

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
3.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.1 %
26.4 %
21.1 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
OLED
LCD

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
950 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
431 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.84 %
82.21 %
86.42 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
91.4 %

Design

Height

159.2 mm
152.2 mm
166 mm

Width

75.8 mm
71.8 mm
76 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.9 mm
8.39 mm

Weight

193.5 grams
178 grams
208 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
12.2 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1/5.1" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
4032 x 3024 Pixels
3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Stereo recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.25 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length Exmor RS 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4410 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
N/A
Up to 49.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 45W Super Charging 100% in 90 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 20m
14h 22m
17h 38m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 13m 54s
2h 5m 22s
1h 25m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 2000(band 23) / 1900(band 25) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.292 W/kg Body: 1.093 W/kg
Head: 1.10 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
Head: 1.180 W/kg Body: 0.720 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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