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- Phone (2a) Plus vs 12 Lite
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Realme 12 Lite
What Phone (2a) Plus does better (17) and where 12 Lite wins (6) — every spec side by side.
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8.0Display5.8
8.5Camera5.6
7.7Battery6.0
6.9Features5.5
Dimensions
Size comparison
Phone (2a) Plus12 Lite
| Phone (2a) Plus | 12 Lite | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 161.7 mm | 164.6 mm | −2.9 mm |
| Width | 76.3 mm | 75.4 mm | +0.9 mm |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm | 7.6 mm | +0.9 mm |
| Weight | 190 g | 185 g | +5 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Phone (2a) Plus better than 12 Lite?
- Wired charging50 W vs 33 W+52%
- RAM12 GB vs 8 GB+50%
- OLED panelYes · 12 Lite: No
- Optical stabilisationYes · 12 Lite: No
- 5GYes · 12 Lite: No
- Refresh rate120 Hz vs 90 Hz+33%
- Selfie camera50 MP vs 8 MP6.2×
- Peak brightness1,300 nits vs 950 nits+37%
- Storage (base)256 GB vs 128 GB2×
- Rear cameras2 vs 12×
- Ultra-wide cameraYes · 12 Lite: No
- Max video4K vs 1080p
Why is 12 Lite better than Phone (2a) Plus?
- Main camera50 MP vs 108 MP2.2×
- Memory card slotNo · Phone (2a) Plus: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · Phone (2a) Plus: Yes
- Weight190 g vs 185 g+3%
- Thickness8.5 mm vs 7.6 mm+12%
- Main camera aperturef/1.9 vs f/1.8+6%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 190 g | 185 g |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm | 7.6 mm |
| Height | 161.7 mm | 164.6 mm |
| Width | 76.3 mm | 75.4 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | — |
| Back | Plastic | — |
| Ingress protection | IP54 | IP54 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx4 | IPx4 |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | — |
| Colours | Black, Grey | Sunny Oasis, Black Rock |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.7″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,412 px | 2,400 px |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 392 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,300 nits | 950 nits |
| Measured brightness | 1,097 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 87.8% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro | Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 |
| Chip maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Process | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC4 | Adreno 610 |
| AnTuTu score | 620,762 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,234 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,377 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.57" | — |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Active use (test) | 16.6 h | — |
| Wired charging | 50 W | 33 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 71% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -26.6 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Side |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Nothing OS 3.0 | — |
| Major OS updates promised | 3 | — |
