Nothing Phone (2) vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Comparison and Differences

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Nothing Phone (2)

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Samsung Galaxy Xcover7

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Nothing Phone (2) or Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nothing Phone (2) Samsung Galaxy Xcover7
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Release date 2023, July 11 2024, January 10
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm | 6.38 x 6.38 x 3.01 in 169 x 80.1 x 10.2 mm | 6.65 x 6.65 x 3.15 in
Weight 201.2 g | 7.1 oz 240 g | 8.47 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors White, Dark Gray Black
Battery 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4050 mAh, Li-Po, removable
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Screen

Technology LTPO OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.6" in
Screen area 108.0 cm2 104.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.2% 77.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2412 px 1080 x 2408 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 394 PPI 400 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
-Always On Display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 50 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR, OIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 2.6 Android 14, One UI 6
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) - Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G57 MC2
External memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1108223
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1735
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4589

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1), NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, charging connector pins
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.08 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Snapdragon Sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Multiple LED lights on the back (notifications, charging progress, camera fill light) Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
- 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, PPS, Quick Charge 4, 100% in 55 min
-15W Wireless charging, 100% in 130 min
-5W Reverse wireless charging
- 11 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 33 addressable zones)
-Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
-IP54 splash, water and dust resistant

- 15W Fast charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 min)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.5m
-MIL-STD-810H compliant*
-*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Versions
- Also known as Nothing Phone 2, Nothing Phone2 Nothing Phone Two

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