Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) is ₹7,000 dearer.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Vivo V40 5G (Ganges 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 →Vivo
Vivo V40 5G (Ganges Blue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹34,999
The camera system is the reason to buy this — a 50 MP front sensor with autofocus is rare, and the Zeiss-tuned rear pair produces the most consistent portraits in this price band.
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 Vivo V40 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who photograph people constantly and want the best portrait output near Rs35,000.
Avoid it if: Gamers — the chipset trails the POCO and OnePlus at lower prices.
Specifications, side by side
9 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Nothing Phone | Vivo V40 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹27,999 | ₹34,999 |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Charging | 50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes | 80 W wired, 50% in about 22 minutes |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Display | 6.7 inch AMOLED | 6.78 inch AMOLED curved |
| Front camera | 50 MP | 50 MP autofocus |
| Peak brightness | 1300 nits peak | 4500 nits peak |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide | 50 MP Sony IMX921 with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide (f/2.0) |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 3.1 | 128 GB UFS 3.1 |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Display type | AMOLED, 120 Hz | AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR4X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Software support | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Weight | 190 g | 190 g |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.