Motorola Moto G85 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

The Motorola Moto G85 scores 5.9 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1. The Motorola Moto G85 leads in performance and software support, while the Nothing Phone (2a) is ahead in camera and battery. The Motorola Moto G85 is the newer phone, announced Jun 25, 2024.

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Motorola Motorola Moto G85

5.9 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

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Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Moto G85

Brighter screen 1,600 nits vs 1,300 nits
Newer model Jun 25, 2024 vs Mar 5, 2024
Lighter 171 g vs 190 g
Thinner 7.59 mm vs 8.55 mm
Sharper display 395 ppi vs 394 ppi
microSD card slot

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Faster wired charging 45 W vs 30 W
Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.67 inches
Better water resistance IP54 vs IP52
Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 1080p@30
Higher screen resolution 1084 × 2412 px vs 1080 × 2400 px
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5

PhoneRanked scores

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 Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Overall 5.9 6.1

Display 7.3 7.2

Performance 4.9 4.7

Camera 5.1 6.5

Battery 4.9 5.3

Design 6.5 6.6

Software support 6.3 5.7

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.1

Display

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, pOLED Endless Edge Display OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1084 × 2412 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,600 nits 1,300 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Chipset Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Dimensity 7200

Process 6 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.3 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G610 MC4

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 50 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 1080p@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 1080p@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 30 W 45 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Dimensions 161.91 × 73.06 × 7.59 mm 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm

Thickness 7.59 mm 8.55 mm

Weight 171 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP52 IP54

Fingerprint — Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Urban Grey, Cobalt Blue, Olive Green, Viva Magenta Black, White, Milk

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.1 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface — Nothing OS 2.5

OS updates — 3 years

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Moto G85Nothing Phone (2a)

Announced Jun 25, 2024 Mar 5, 2024

Released — Mar 12, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price — $349

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