Nothing Phone 2 vs ZTE nubia Z40 Pro

Nothing Phone 2

ZTE nubia Z40 Pro

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 4, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
SIM

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

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

162.1 mm

161.9 mm
Width

76.4 mm

72.9 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

201.2 g

199 g
Waterproof

IP54

-
Dust proof

IP54

-
Build features

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

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Colors

Dark Gray, White

Black, Galaxy

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.67 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2412 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

394 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

1073741824
Protection

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

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Display features

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

144Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2

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

Triple-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710

Triple-core 2.50 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A710
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 730

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm

(standard) , 64 MP, f/1.7 , 35 mm, 1/1.3"
(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 114˚ , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm

(periscope telephoto) , 8 MP, f/3.4 , 1/4.0" , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom
116˚ , (ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 14 mm
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

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

3160p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical 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, laser autofocus

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 2.0

Type-C 3.1
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.2
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

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