In this article, we are going to be telling you about every you will need to know about the nothing 2a devices.
As a follow-up to the intriguing original Nothing Phone (1), Nothing worked on the Nothing Phone (2) for an entire year. In and of themselves, these phones attracted quite a bit of attention.
The first gadget was intended to be somewhat of a midrange market disruptor, while the subsequent model was situated as substantially more of a lead offering, holding back nothing inside a cutting edge bundle.
Nothing venture has released a new product, the Nothing Phone, just eight months after the release of the Nothing Phone (2). The fact that much of the original formula has remained the same makes it a fascinating device. The design is based on a previous Nothing Phone concept from 2020.
As a result, the new Nothing Phone (2a) stands out despite the fact that the first Nothing Phone (1) and the second Nothing Phone (2) share a lot of fundamental design characteristics. At the very least, you won't see the horizontal dual camera arrangement on the back very often in 2024.
REVIEW OF THE NOTHING 2A PHONE
Body:
161.7x76.3x8.6mm, 190g; plastic body; IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant, 3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light).
Display:
6.70" AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak), 1080x2412px resolution, 20.1:9 aspect ratio, 394ppi; Always On Display.
Chipset:
Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm): Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510); Mali-G610 MC4.
Memory:
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM.
OS/Software :
Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.
Rear camera:
Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 50 MP, f/2.2, 114-degree, 1/2.76", 0.64µm.
Front camera:
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74".
Video Camera:
Battery:
5000mAh; 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour (advertised).
Connectivity:
5G; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.3; NFC.
Misc:
Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS; Front camera: 1080p@60fps.
Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); stereo speakers.
The new Nothing Phone (2a) is in between the original Nothing Phone (1) and the Nothing Phone (2) in terms of features and specifications. This is also true in terms of cost. As its name suggests, we would describe it as a slightly dialed-back version of the Nothing Phone (2).
You get a similar size 6.7-inch, 120Hz, HD10+, 10-cycle AMOLED show on the two telephones.
Notwithstanding, you don't get LTPO on the 2a and the publicized max splendor of 1300 nits is marginally lower. The MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset that is used in the 2a is called the 7200 Pro.
It is expected to be less powerful than the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 found in the Nothing Phone (2), but it is still a significant improvement over the Snapdragon 778G+ found in the original Nothing Phone (1).
On paper, the 2a's camera setup looks almost exactly like that of the Nothing Phone (2). It has two 32MP selfie cameras and two 50MP rear cameras.
One region in which the Nothing Telephone (2a) offers a remarkable improvement over its ancestors is the battery. The Nothing Phone (2a) has a 5,000 mAh battery and 45W fast charging, just like the Nothing Phone (2), but no wireless charging, despite having a form factor that is very similar to the Nothing Phone (2).
An NFC antenna is that clearly visible circular coil on the transparent back of the phone that surrounds the horizontal camera pair, which Nothing refers to as "the eyes." The Nothing Glyph interface remains functional on the back of the Nothing Phone (2a). It has 26 zones that can each be addressed separately. The Glyph Torch, Glyph Progress, and notifications are all supported by the three lights.
Unboxing:
When it comes to its products, Nothing has always had a particular aesthetic vision and touch, and this has included the packaging and accessories. The Nothing Phone (2a) is packaged in a striking cardboard box with the phone's design elements embossed on the top. That is, beneath the black sleeve that covers it. Even that sleeve has the signature Nothing dot matrix font and is pleasing to the eye.
However, the packaging alone is not all that appealing. The accessories are also treated with this level of care. They are very restricted.
However, the phone itself serves as a design inspiration for both the USB Type-C to Type-C cable and the SIM ejector tool. The cable's transparent connectors are something we like, but the cable itself is a basic non-eMarked cable with a 3A power throughput and 5Gbps data transfer limit. Nevertheless, neither hinders the Nothing Phone (2a) in any way, so we cannot complain. We wished the box contained a charger, but it is what it is.
Finally we are going to be talking about the price of the nothing 2a.
On March 5, 2024, Nothing introduced the Phone 2a, which is now available in the majority of global markets where the brand is present. The 8GB/128GB model costs £319 in the United Kingdom,
while the 12GB/256GB model costs £349. The Telephone 2a is accessible in different nations in Europe also, where it costs €349 for the adaptation with 8GB of Smash and 128GB of stockpiling and €399 for the 12GB/256GB version.