Huawei Mate 80 vs Nothing Phone (2)

The Huawei Mate 80 scores 7.8 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (2) scores 6.8. The Huawei Mate 80 leads in display, camera, battery and design, while the Nothing Phone (2) is ahead in performance and software support. The Huawei Mate 80 is the newer phone, announced Nov 25, 2025.

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Huawei Huawei Mate 80

7.8 Price TBA

Top score

Nothing Nothing Phone (2)

6.8 From $599

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Huawei Mate 80

Bigger battery 5,750 mAh vs 4,700 mAh
Faster wired charging 66 W vs 45 W
Bigger screen 6.75 inches vs 6.7 inches
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP54
Newer model Nov 25, 2025 vs Jul 11, 2023
Faster wireless charging 50 W vs 15 W

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2)

Lighter 201.2 g vs 217 g

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Overall 7.8 6.8

Display 8.8 7.6

Performance 5.9 6.4

Camera 8.8 6.7

Battery 7.3 5.7

Design 8.4 7.3

Software support 3.5 5.7

Value for money 5.0 est. 4.5

Display

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Size 6.75 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED OLED

Resolution 1280 × 2832 px 1080 × 2412 px

Pixel density — 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Peak brightness — 1,600 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Second-generation Kunlun Glass Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Chipset Kirin 9020 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz —

GPU Maleoon 920 Adreno 730

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.4 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 40 MP 50 MP

Telephoto 12 MP, 5.5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 5.5× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video — 4K@60

Front camera 13 MP 32 MP

Front video — 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Capacity 5,750 mAh 4,700 mAh

Wired charging 66 W 45 W

Wireless charging 50 W 15 W

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Dimensions 161.85 × 76 × 7.95 mm 162.1 × 76.4 × 8.6 mm

Thickness 7.95 mm 8.6 mm

Weight 217 g 201.2 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Aluminum

Back Fiberglass Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP54

Fingerprint Side-mounted —

3D face unlock ✓ Yes ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Spruce Green, Obsidian Black, Snow White, Dawn Gold Dark Grey, White

Connectivity and features

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E

Bluetooth 6.0 5.3

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✓ Yes —

IR blaster ✓ Yes —

Software

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

OS at launch HarmonyOS 6.0 Android 13

Interface — Nothing OS 2.0

OS updates — 3 years

Security updates — 4 years

Launch and price

Spec Huawei Mate 80Nothing Phone (2)

Announced Nov 25, 2025 Jul 11, 2023

Released Nov 28, 2025 Jul 17, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

US launch price — $599

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