vivo V40 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone (2a)

The vivo V40 Lite 5G leads in battery and design, while the Nothing Phone (2a) is ahead in performance and software support. The vivo V40 Lite 5G is the newer phone, announced Jun 14, 2024.

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vivo vivo V40 Lite 5G

Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

Key differences

Why choose the vivo V40 Lite 5G

Bigger battery 5,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.7 inches
Better water resistance IP64 vs IP54
Newer model Jun 14, 2024 vs Mar 5, 2024
Lighter 188 g vs 190 g
Thinner 7.75 mm vs 8.55 mm

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Faster wired charging 45 W vs 44 W
Longer OS update support 3 years vs 2 years
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Higher screen resolution 1084 × 2412 px vs 1080 × 2400 px
Sharper display 394 ppi vs 388 ppi
Longer security updates 4 years vs 3 years

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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 vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Overall — 6.1

Display 7.2 7.2

Performance 4.3 4.8

Camera — 6.5

Battery 5.4 5.0

Design 7.5 6.6

Software support 4.3 5.7

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.0

Display

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1084 × 2412 px

Pixel density 388 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,300 nits 1,300 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection — Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Dimensity 7200

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU — Mali-G610 MC4

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 —

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.79 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization — ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 50 MP

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video — 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Capacity 5,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Li-Ion —

Wired charging 44 W 45 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Dimensions 164.36 × 74.75 × 7.75 mm 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm

Thickness 7.75 mm 8.55 mm

Weight 188 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Glass Plastic

Water resistance IP64 IP54

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Classy Brown, Dreamy White Black, White, Milk

Connectivity and features

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi — 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

Stereo speakers — ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster — ✕ No

Software

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface Funtouch OS 14 Nothing OS 2.5

OS updates 2 years 3 years

Security updates 3 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec vivo V40 Lite 5GNothing Phone (2a)

Announced Jun 14, 2024 Mar 5, 2024

Released — Mar 12, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price — $349

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