Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) is ₹25,000 dearer.
Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹52,999
Seven years of Android upgrades and seven years of patches is the longest commitment of any phone here, at a third of flagship pricing, and it is the specification that decides what this costs to own rather than to buy.
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Nothing
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
₹27,999
Nothing OS is the cleanest Android build sold in India at any price, with no preinstalled bloat and a coherent design language.
Full details →Who the Google Pixel 8a 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone who keeps a phone five years or more and wants it supported the whole time.
Avoid it if: Anyone who charges in short bursts -- 18 W is slow, and there is no fast option.
Who the Nothing Phone is for
Buy it if: Buyers who care more about software cleanliness and design than raw benchmark position.
Avoid it if: Value-per-specification buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for less.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Google Pixel 8a 5G | Nothing Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹52,999 | ₹27,999 |
| Battery | 4492 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 18 W wired, 7.5 W wireless -- slow for the price | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes |
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro |
| Display | 6.1 inch Actua OLED, 120 Hz | 6.7 inch AMOLED |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak, 1400 nits high brightness mode | 1300 nits peak |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 64 MP main with OIS (f/1.89) + 13 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 7 Android upgrades, 7 years security patches -- the longest of any phone in this catalogue | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Storage | 128 GB UFS 3.1 | 256 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP54 |
| Weight | 188 g | 190 g |
| Display type | not published | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 50 MP |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.