HTC U23 vs Nothing Phone 2

HTC U23

Nothing Phone 2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 7, 20, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Metal, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

166.6 mm

162.1 mm
Width

77.1 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

202 g

201.2 g
Waterproof

IP67 (1.5m for 30 mins)

IP54
Dust proof

IP67

IP54
Build features

-

Multiple LED lights on the back (notifications, charging progress, camera fill light), blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
Colors

Blue, Violet

Dark Gray, White

Display
Display type

OLED

LTPO OLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2412 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

394 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Display features

120Hz

Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A710

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.36 GHz Cortex-A710

Triple-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 644

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 114˚ , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR, OIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, advanced HDR, night mode, motion capture 2.0

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 1/2.74" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera resolution

6560 x 4928 pixels

6560 x 4928 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, HDR

Face unlock, HDR, night mode
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes