Google Pixel vs. Nothing Phone (1)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Pixel and Nothing Phone (1). With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Nothing Phone (1) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 159.2 mm Nothing Phone (1) has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 75.8 mm Nothing Phone (1) has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 8.3 mm Nothing Phone (1) is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 193.5 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Black
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium Recycled plastic, 100% recycled aluminium
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nothing Phone (1) is waterproof.
IP rating - IP53
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.55" Nothing Phone (1) has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Nothing Phone (1) has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 402 ppi Google Pixel has better pixel density than Nothing Phone (1).
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Nothing Phone (1) has better colour depth than Google Pixel.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
HDR - Yes Nothing Phone (1) has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass Haptic touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed - 2.5 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.88 Nothing Phone (1) has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Nothing Phone (1) has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, night mode, Beauty mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Scene mode, Live Photos, Filter mode, Document mode 2.0, Extreme Night Vision
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.45 Google Pixel has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Beauty mode, Live Photos, Portrait, Filter mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4500 mAh Nothing Phone (1) has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nothing Phone (1) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 70 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Nothing Phone (1) can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Reverse wireless charging
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1560 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (1) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo -
MEDIA Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
FEATURES Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, RGB sensor, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function Three microphones, dual stereo speakers
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Nothing Phone (1)
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP53
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