Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs iQOO Z9s Pro 5G (Flamboyant Orange, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) is ₹3,000 dearer.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs iQOO Z9s Pro 5G (Flamboyant Orange, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
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.
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iQOO
iQOO Z9s Pro 5G (Flamboyant Orange, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹24,999
The 4500-nit figure is peak brightness on a small highlight area, not full-screen — a distinction manufacturers rely on you not making.
Full details →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.
Who the iQOO Z9s Pro 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who charge in short bursts and want OIS with a decent sensor under Rs25,000.
Avoid it if: Long-term owners — two Android upgrades at this price is poor.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Nothing Phone | iQOO Z9s Pro 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹27,999 | ₹24,999 |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Charging | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes | 80 W wired, 50% in about 21 minutes |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Display | 6.7 inch AMOLED | 6.77 inch AMOLED curved |
| Front camera | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Peak brightness | 1300 nits peak | 4500 nits peak |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide | 50 MP Sony IMX882 with OIS (f/1.8) + 8 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches | 2 Android upgrades, 3 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 3.1 | 128 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP64 |
| Weight | 190 g | 186 g |
| Display type | AMOLED, 120 Hz | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR4X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.