Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G vs Nothing Phone 2a Plus (12GB RAM + 256GB)

Here you can compare Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G and Nothing Phone 2a Plus (12GB RAM + 256GB). Comparing Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G vs Nothing Phone 2a Plus (12GB RAM + 256GB) on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G stands against Nothing Phone 2a Plus (12GB RAM + 256GB) and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G is ₹1,18,000 and for Nothing Phone 2a Plus (12GB RAM + 256GB) is ₹31,999. The details of both of these products were last updated on Aug 31, 2026.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G	Nothing Phone 2a Plus (12GB RAM + 256GB)
OS	Android v16	Android v14
Battery	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Display	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.7 inches, 1084 x 2412 pixels, 120 Hz
Internal Memory	256 GB	256 GB
CPU	4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor	3 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Price	₹1,18,000	₹31,999

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Overview

Specs Score	94 / 100 Better Specs	68 / 100
Display Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels Better Resolution	1084 x 2412 pixels
CPU Clock Speed	4.74 GHz Faster Clock Speed	3 GHz
Rear Camera	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution	50 MP + 50 MP Dual
Front Camera	12 MP	50 MP Better Front Camera Resolution
Weight	214 g	190 g Lighter
Thickness	7.9 mm Slimmer	8.55 mm
Unique Features	Water Resistant Wireless Charging	No No

General

Country of Origin		India
Model	SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS	Phone 2a Plus, A142P
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM	Nano+Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Security Updates	7 years
Release Date	February 25, 2026	July 31st, 2024
In The Box	Headset, Charging Cable, Sim Ejector Pin	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, Nothing Cable (c-c) 100 cm, Phone (2a) Plus Screen Protector (pre-applied), SIM tray ejector tool, Safety card

Design

Dimensions	78.1 x 163.6 x 7.9 mm	76.3 x 161.7 x 8.55 mm
Weight	214 g	190 g
Colors	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Black, Grey

Display

Type	Color Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X (16M Colors)	Color AMOLED Screen (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes, 240 Hz Touch Sampling Rate
Size	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.7 inches, 1084 x 2412 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20.5:9	20:9
PPI	~ 500 PPI	~ 395 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 90.7%	~ 87.2%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Brightness	2600 nits (peak)
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes
Features	DX anti-reflective coating, Privacy Display	1300 Nits Peak Brightness, Always On Display, Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1, 2160 / 1920 Hz PWM frequency
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Punch Hole

Memory

RAM	12 GB	12 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR5X
Expandable RAM		Upto 8 GB Extra Virtual RAM
Storage	256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4
Card Slot	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	5G FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N2(1900), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N12(700), N20(800), N25(1900), N26(850), N28(700), N66(AWS-3), 5G TDD Sub6: N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes, Dual Stand-By
Vo5G	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM	Wi-Fi 6, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac /ax, 2.4G/5G dual-band, 2x2 MIMO and MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Advanced Hotspot
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0	Yes, v5.3, A2DP, BLE
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C v2.0
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage

Performance

AnTuTu Score	3,668,406 (Total) (v11) 1,087,228 (CPU) 1,491,438 (GPU) 386,328 (Memory) 703,412 (UX)
Geekbench Score	10,585 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,539 (Single Core) 25,712 (OpenCL)
Camera Score	157 (DxOMark)

Extra

GPS	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass	Yes, with GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, In Display	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, Electronic Compass, Front Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
AI Features	Galaxy AI, Circle to Search with Google, Photo Assist, Creative Studio, Bixby
Water Resistance	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
Splash Resistant		Yes
IP Rating	IP68	IP54
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet, S Pen included, Redesigned Vapor Chamber, UWB (Ultra Wideband), Samsung DeX Support	3 Years of Android Updates, 4 Years of Security Patches Every 2 Months, Glyph Interface, 2 high-definition mics, Dual stereo speakers, 360° antenna, Hybrid Coexistence 2.0

Camera

Rear Camera	200 MP ƒ/1.4 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady vide	50 MP ƒ/1.88 (Wide Angle) 1/1.57" sensor, 84.5° FOV, OIS & EIS, Auto focus, 10x digital zoom 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 1/2.76" sensor, 114° FOV
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Features	Optical Zoom 3x and 5x, Optical Quality Zoom 2x and 10x, Digital Zoom up to 100x, Dual Recording, Food, Hyperlapse, Night, Panorama, Photo, Portrait, Portrait Video, Pro, Pro Video, Single Take, Slow Motion, Video	Night Mode, Live Photo, Portrait Mode (1X,2X), Lenticular, Advanced HDR, Beauty, 50MP Ultra HD, Expert Mode, Panorama, Motion Capture, Two photographic styles, Ultra XDR, AI Vivid Mode, Portrait Optimiser, Motion Capture, Night Mode, Action Mode
Video Recording	8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K, 1080p	4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash	50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) 1/2.76" sensor, 81.2° FOV Punch Hole, Screen Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD	1080p @ 30 fps FHD

Technical

OS	Android v16	Android v14
Custom UI	ONE UI 8.5	Nothing OS 2.6
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy	Mediatek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G
CPU	4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor	3 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	2x Performance cores at 3.0 GHz (Cortex-A715) & 6x Efficiency cores at 2.0 GHz (Cortex-A510)
GPU	Adreno 840	ARM Mali-G610 MC4
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes, supports HTML5

Multimedia

Supports		Playback: JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, WEB, HEIF, HEIC, DNG, Output: JPEG, DNG
Email	Yes	Yes
Music	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE	MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, AC3, EAC3, EAC3-JOC, AC4, Recording: WAV, AAC, AMR
Video	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM	MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM, Recording: MP4
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Dual Stereo
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 60W Fast Charging	Yes, 50W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, 25W
Reverse Charging	Yes	Yes, 5W
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time	31 hours

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