Nothing Phone (2a) vs realme 12+ 5G

The Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1 in our rating, and the realme 12+ 5G scores 5.9. The Nothing Phone (2a) leads in performance, camera and software support, while the realme 12+ 5G is ahead in display, battery and design. 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

realme realme 12+ 5G

5.9 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.67 inches
Newer model Mar 5, 2024 vs Feb 29, 2024
Higher screen resolution 1084 × 2412 px vs 1080 × 2400 px

Why choose the realme 12+ 5G

Faster wired charging 67 W vs 45 W
Brighter screen 2,000 nits vs 1,300 nits
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
Thinner 7.87 mm vs 8.55 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
Charger in the box

PhoneRanked scores

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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)realme 12+ 5G

Overall 6.1 5.9

Display 7.2 7.7

Performance 4.8 4.3

Camera 6.5 5.7

Battery 5.0 5.3

Design 6.6 7.3

Software support 5.7 3.5

Value for money 5.0 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

Size 6.7 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Flexible AMOLED OLED

Resolution 1084 × 2412 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 394 ppi —

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No —

Peak brightness 1,300 nits 2,000 nits

HDR HDR10+ HDR10+

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 —

Performance

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

Chipset Dimensity 7200 Dimensity 7050

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz

GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Mali-G68 MC4

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

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

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

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

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 8 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)realme 12+ 5G

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 45 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

Dimensions 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm 162.95 × 75.45 × 7.87 mm

Thickness 8.55 mm 7.87 mm

Weight 190 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Plastic Vegan leather

Water resistance IP54 IP54

Fingerprint Under-display optical —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Milk Pioneer Green, Navigator Beige

Connectivity and features

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface Nothing OS 2.5 realme UI 5.0

OS updates 3 years —

Security updates 4 years —

Launch and price

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12+ 5G

Announced Mar 5, 2024 Feb 29, 2024

Released Mar 12, 2024 Mar 1, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price $349 —

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