Nothing Phone (2a) vs HONOR Magic6 Lite

The Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1 in our rating, and the HONOR Magic6 Lite scores 5.6. The Nothing Phone (2a) leads in performance, camera, design and software support, while the HONOR Magic6 Lite is ahead in display. The Nothing Phone (2a) is the newer phone, announced Mar 5, 2024.

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Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

Top score

HONOR HONOR Magic6 Lite

5.6 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Faster wired charging 45 W vs 35 W
Brighter screen 1,300 nits vs 1,200 nits
Better water resistance IP54 vs IP53
Newer model Mar 5, 2024 vs Dec 5, 2023
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Stereo speakers

Why choose the HONOR Magic6 Lite

Bigger battery 5,300 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.7 inches
Lighter 185 g vs 190 g
Thinner 7.98 mm vs 8.55 mm
Higher screen resolution 1200 × 2652 px vs 1084 × 2412 px
Sharper display 429 ppi vs 394 ppi

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 Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Overall 6.1 5.6

Display 7.2 7.5

Performance 4.8 4.4

Camera 6.5 5.0

Battery 5.0 5.1

Design 6.6 6.3

Software support 5.7 5.0

Value for money 5.0 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Size 6.7 inches 6.78 inches

Type OLED, Flexible AMOLED OLED, AMOLED

Resolution 1084 × 2412 px 1200 × 2652 px

Pixel density 394 ppi 429 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No —

Peak brightness 1,300 nits 1,200 nits

HDR HDR10+ —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 —

Performance

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Chipset Dimensity 7200 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.8 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Adreno 710

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 256 GB

Storage type — UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56" 108 MP, f/1.75

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes —

Ultrawide 50 MP 5 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video — 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,300 mAh

Battery type — Li-Po

Wired charging 45 W 35 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Dimensions 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm 163.6 × 75.5 × 7.98 mm

Thickness 8.55 mm 7.98 mm

Weight 190 g 185 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Plastic Glass

Water resistance IP54 IP53

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Milk Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Orange, Titanium Silver

Connectivity and features

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.1

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

OS at launch Android 14 Android 13

Interface Nothing OS 2.5 MagicOS 7.2

OS updates 3 years —

Security updates 4 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)HONOR Magic6 Lite

Announced Mar 5, 2024 Dec 5, 2023

Released Mar 12, 2024 Jan 3, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price $349 —

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