Nothing Phone (2) vs Motorola Edge 60
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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 Motorola Edge 60, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 1 year and 10 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)
- 59% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1436K versus 903K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 69% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1729 and 1024 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 60
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 8% longer battery life (25:04 vs 23:16 hours)
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (1390 against 993 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 91.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 104% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 742 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 73 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 201.2 g (7.1 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray | Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5931 | 2577 |
| Single-core score | 1729 | 1024 |
| Multi-core score | 4563 | 2924 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 545410 | 317114 |
| GPU | 241847 | 125977 |
| Memory | 249651 | 183217 |
| UX | 399726 | 277487 |
| Total score | 1436634 | 903795 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 823 | 345 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 18016 |
| Video editing | - | 7998 |
| Photo editing | - | 32406 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10659 |
| Writing score | - | 19261 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (2)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-11 (Ramalama) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375740 |
| π 2026-03-26 (meqvice) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395466 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Skvizi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1473702 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Kilian) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436722 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Twister) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436634 |
Motorola Edge 60
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-20 (Andrew) | AnTuTu 11 | 903795 |
| π 2026-02-13 (Beylon) | AnTuTu 11 | 845653 |
| π 2026-01-10 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 919187 |
| π 2025-10-28 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 896908 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| ROM | Nothing OS 2.5 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 28 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (76% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1600 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 16:37 hr | 14:12 hr |
| Gaming | 06:07 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 91 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Samples | Photo samples of Nothing Phone (2) from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | April 2025 |
| Release date | July 2023 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $379 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (3) | - Motorola Edge 70 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (2). But if the display, camera, battery life, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Edge 60.
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