Nothing Phone (2) vs Honor 200
66
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 11, 2023, against the Honor 200, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2)
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1436K versus 1002K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- 51% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1729 and 1147 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 200
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 11% higher pixel density (436 vs 394 PPI)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 436 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | - |
| PWM | 90 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 201.2 g (7.1 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray | White, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5931 | 3581 |
| Single-core score | 1729 | 1147 |
| Multi-core score | 4563 | 3214 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 545410 | 364727 |
| GPU | 241847 | 228932 |
| Memory | 249651 | 164585 |
| UX | 399726 | 244236 |
| Total score | 1436634 | 1002480 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [36 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 823 | 525 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (2)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Ramalama) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375740 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (meqvice) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395466 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Skvizi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1473702 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (Kilian) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436722 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (Twister) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436634 |
Honor 200
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-02 (Ryno) | AnTuTu 11 | 997900 |
| 📘 2026-06-30 (Empire) | AnTuTu 11 | 1094330 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 (Seitekx) | AnTuTu 11 | 987155 |
| 📘 2026-04-20 (Pro100Goose) | AnTuTu 11 | 1019297 |
| 📘 2026-04-04 -> Alexx | AnTuTu 11 | 1005948 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Nothing OS 2.5 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:37 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:07 hr | - |
| Standby | 91 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 61 |
| Zoom | - | 124 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Nothing Phone (2) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor 200 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | May 2024 |
| Release date | July 2023 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $499 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (3) | - Honor 500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor 200. But if the performance, gaming, and design are more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (2).
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