Sony Xperia 10 VI vs Nothing Phone (2a)

The Sony Xperia 10 VI scores 5.7 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1. The Sony Xperia 10 VI leads in design, while the Nothing Phone (2a) is ahead in display, performance, camera and battery. The Sony Xperia 10 VI is the newer phone, announced May 15, 2024.

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Sony Sony Xperia 10 VI

5.7 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

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Key differences

Why choose the Sony Xperia 10 VI

Better water resistance IP68 vs IP54
Newer model May 15, 2024 vs Mar 5, 2024
Lighter 164 g vs 190 g
Thinner 8.3 mm vs 8.55 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2520 px vs 1084 × 2412 px
Sharper display 449 ppi vs 394 ppi

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.1 inches
Higher refresh rate 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB vs 128 GB
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5

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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 Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Overall 5.7 6.1

Display 6.8 7.2

Performance 4.1 4.7

Camera 5.7 6.5

Battery 4.7 5.3

Design 7.5 6.6

Software support 5.7 5.7

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.1

Display

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Size 6.1 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2520 px 1084 × 2412 px

Pixel density 449 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness — 1,300 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Dimensity 7200

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU Adreno 710 Mali-G610 MC4

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Main camera 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.0" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 50 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 8 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging — 45 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Dimensions 155 × 68 × 8.3 mm 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm

Thickness 8.3 mm 8.55 mm

Weight 164 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP54

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Blue, White Black, White, Milk

Connectivity and features

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.2 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface — Nothing OS 2.5

OS updates 3 years 3 years

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VINothing Phone (2a)

Announced May 15, 2024 Mar 5, 2024

Released — Mar 12, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price — $349

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