Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Motorola G85 5G (Cobalt Blue, 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 ₹10,000 dearer.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Motorola G85 5G (Cobalt Blue, 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.
Full details →Motorola
Motorola G85 5G (Cobalt Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹17,999
The lightest phone in this group at 171 g, with a curved pOLED panel and near-stock Android that runs cleanly.
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 Motorola G85 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who prioritise weight, clean software and in-hand feel over long-term support.
Avoid it if: Anyone keeping the phone beyond two years, or who will use it in monsoon conditions.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Nothing Phone | Motorola G85 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹27,999 | ₹17,999 |
| Charging | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes | 33 W wired |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 |
| Display | 6.7 inch AMOLED | 6.67 inch pOLED curved |
| Display type | AMOLED, 120 Hz | pOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | 50 MP | 32 MP |
| Peak brightness | 1300 nits peak | 1600 nits peak |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 8 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches | 1 Android upgrade, 3 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 3.1 | 128 GB UFS 2.2 |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP52 |
| Weight | 190 g | 171 g |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| 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.