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Motorola Moto S50 vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

What Moto S50 does better (14) and where Phone (2a) Plus wins (4) — every spec side by side.

Motorola Moto S50
Motorola · 2024Moto S50
8.7Score
14 advantages≈ $300
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Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Nothing · 2024Phone (2a) Plus
8.3Score
4 advantages≈ $320
8.0Display8.0
9.0Camera8.5
6.2Battery7.7
9.1Features6.9
Dimensions

Size comparison

Moto S50Phone (2a) Plus
71.2 × 154.18.176.3 × 161.78.5
Moto S50Phone (2a) PlusDifference
Height154.1 mm161.7 mm−7.6 mm
Width71.2 mm76.3 mm−5.1 mm
Thickness8.1 mm8.5 mm−0.4 mm
Weight170 g190 g−20 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Moto S50 better than Phone (2a) Plus?

  1. Peak brightness3,000 nits vs 1,300 nits2.3×
  2. Water resistance (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx42×
  3. Storage (max)512 GB vs 256 GB2×
  4. Telephoto cameraYes · Phone (2a) Plus: No
  5. Wireless chargingYes · Phone (2a) Plus: No
  6. Wired charging68 W vs 50 W+36%
  7. Pixel density460 ppi vs 395 ppi+16%
  8. Weight170 g vs 190 g+12%
  9. Charged in 30 min115% vs 71%+62%
  10. Rear cameras3 vs 2+50%
  11. Resolution (width)1,272 px vs 1,080 px+18%
  12. Screen-to-body ratio94.4% vs 87.1%+8%

Why is Phone (2a) Plus better than Moto S50?

  1. Battery capacity4,310 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+16%
  2. CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 3 GHz+20%
  3. Screen size6.4″ vs 6.7″+5%
  4. Selfie camera32 MP vs 50 MP+56%
Specifications

Side by side

Design
Weight170 g190 g
Thickness8.1 mm8.5 mm
Height154.1 mm161.7 mm
Width71.2 mm76.3 mm
FramePlasticPlastic
BackPlasticPlastic
Ingress protectionIP68IP54
Water resistance (IPx)IPx8IPx4
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 3Corning Gorilla Glass 5
ColoursNautical Blue, Latte, PoincianaBlack, Grey
Display
Screen size6.4″6.7″
PanelLTPO P-OLEDAMOLED
OLED panelYesYes
LTPO (adaptive 1–120 Hz)Yes—
Resolution (width)1,272 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,670 px2,412 px
Pixel density460 ppi395 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness3,000 nits1,300 nits
Measured brightness—1,097 nits
Screen-to-body ratio94.4%87.1%
HDRYesYes
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7300Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro
Chip makerMediaTekMediaTek
Process4 nm4 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.5 GHz3 GHz
GPUMali-G615 MC2Mali-G610 MC4
AnTuTu score—620,762
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—2,234
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,377
Memory
RAM12 GB12 GB
Storage (max)512 GB256 GB
Storage (base)256 GB256 GB
Storage type—UFS 3.1
Memory card slotNoNo
Camera
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Main sensor size1/1.5"1/1.57"
Rear cameras32
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraYesNo
Optical zoom3×—
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera32 MP50 MP
4K selfie videoYesYes
Battery
Battery capacity4,310 mAh5,000 mAh
Battery type—Li-Po
Active use (test)—16.6 h
Wired charging68 W50 W
Charged in 30 min115%71%
Wireless chargingYesNo
Wireless charging power15 W—
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.35.3
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 2.0
USB version22
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEOGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersYesYes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness—-26.6 LUFS
Fingerprint sensorUnder displayUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 14Android 14
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interface—Nothing OS 3.0
Major OS updates promised—3
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