Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) is ₹6,000 dearer.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 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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Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹33,999
Bought for the support commitment and Samsung's service network rather than the specification sheet, which is beaten comprehensively by phones costing ten thousand less.
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 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who value Samsung's service network and four years of upgrades over raw specification.
Avoid it if: Value buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for Rs9,000 less.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Nothing Phone | Samsung Galaxy A55 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹27,999 | ₹33,999 |
| Charging | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes | 25 W wired, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Display | 6.7 inch AMOLED | 6.6 inch Super AMOLED |
| Display type | AMOLED, 120 Hz | Super AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Front camera | 50 MP | 32 MP |
| Peak brightness | 1300 nits peak | 1000 nits peak |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR4X | 8 GB |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 12 MP ultrawide + 5 MP macro |
| Software support | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 3.1 | 128 GB UFS 2.2 |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP67 |
| Weight | 190 g | 213 g |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| 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.