Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (Moonlight Blue, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)

These two differ on 13 recorded specifications. The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus 5G (Grey, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage) is ₹11,000 dearer.

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (Moonlight Blue, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage)

₹16,999

The outlier in this price band, and not for its performance.

Nothing

₹27,999

Nothing OS is the cleanest Android build sold in India at any price, with no preinstalled bloat and a coherent design language.

Buy it if: Anyone who keeps a phone four years or longer. Nothing else near this price supports that.

Avoid it if: Buyers who want the fastest chip at the price — the Exynos 1380 is not it.

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.

13 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy M35 5G	Nothing Phone
Price	₹16,999	₹27,999
Battery	6000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging	25 W wired, 50% in about 30 minutes	50 W wired, 50% in about 20 minutes
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 1380	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro
Display	6.6 inch Super AMOLED	6.7 inch AMOLED
Display type	Super AMOLED, 120 Hz	AMOLED, 120 Hz
Front camera	13 MP	50 MP
Peak brightness	1000 nits peak	1300 nits peak
RAM	6 GB	8 GB LPDDR4X
Rear camera	50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 8 MP ultrawide + 2 MP macro	50 MP main with OIS (f/1.88) + 50 MP ultrawide
Software support	4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches	3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches
Storage	128 GB	256 GB UFS 3.1
Water resistance	IP67	IP54
Weight	222 g	190 g
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.