After surprising a year ago with the Nothing Phone 1, the Chinese company brings us its second version of this characteristic mobile. Today we see what the new one brings and what it is like. Nothing Phone 2a.
An economical high-end proposal
The 2a phone from the Chinese company Nothing stands out for its transparent and thin design, with a dual 50-megapixel front camera and a Mediatek chipset with efficient RAM Booster capable of optimizing the mobile's performance in a few moments.
It is a phone that, despite having a mid-range price and lacking some premium features such as wireless charging, has high-end features such as its 6.7-inch flexible AMOLED screen or MediaTek Dimensity 8 Pro 7200G 5-core processor.
The Nothing Phone 2a offers a unique design and a good performance at an affordable price, which makes it an attractive alternative to more expensive smartphones.
Commitment to the environment
In addition to offering a different proposal in terms of what we have available on the market, Nothing has demonstrated a commitment to the environment with its 2a model. This is because this terminal has been created with recycled materials through a recycling program capable of reducing the carbon footprint. It only generates 52kg of CO2e making it the company's mobile phone with the lowest carbon footprint.
Furthermore, Nothing is also committed to being transparent about their environmental practices, something that motivates us to buy their products. But this terminal has a lot to offer, so let's see in detail what the new Nothing Phone 2a has.
Technical characteristics of the Nothing Phone 2a
The new Nothing Phone 2a is a mobile phone created to surprise, and it does. And it not only surprises with its design but also with everything it offers inside. It is a terminal that does not go unnoticed, and not only because of its extraordinary design, but it has 5G connectivity with ultra-fast maximum speeds of 3300 Mbps, Wifi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.
It also has functions such as face unlock, NFC compatible with Google Pay for your payments or the linear haptic motor that reproduces vibrations that are more recognizable to the touch.
We are going to delve into each technical feature of this amazing terminal that wants to be cheaper than its high-end rivals.
Unique style under a rugged design
The design of this terminal is inspired by human nature, since the terminal components are integrated as in a humanoid robot. The design of the cameras is reminiscent of eyes due to its central and symmetrical arrangement, and behind it we have the brain or processor that carries out all the work of the phone.
Finally, the body of the mobile adopts the shape of the upper area, expanding the rounded style of its shapes to the corners of the terminal. It is truly a mobile phone that stands out for its design, whether you like it more or less. By the way, the internal circuits of the mobile are flexibly printed to increase the durability of the terminal even after it has been intensely bent.
It is an attractive and groundbreaking design that uses the LED lights inside to create a notification and alert system called Glyph. This system brings many improvements compared to the traditional notification system. Specifically, it warns you of How much time is left for a photo to be taken? or for the time you have set as a timer to end. It can also represent the volume level of the terminal or even can "move" to the rhythm of the music you play.
The Glyph interface and the design of the terminal is not unique since it copies the style and features of the previous model but it improves both in functionality and design.
An expandable processor
Inside the terminal, not only do we have fun lights, but we have a very high quality processor capable of giving us maximum performance using the terminal. Specifically, the performance of the terminal is spectacular thanks to its MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro processor with a speed of up to 2,8 GHz divided into 8 cores with 4 nano millimeter N4P technology.
This is a processor that allows fast background operations that do not affect what is being done with the terminal. It also optimizes the performance of the mobile both for playing demanding games with the MediaTek HyperEngine 5.0 technology to take the best photographs without losing performance.
Two cameras can be worth more than four
The designers of this mobile wanted to demonstrate that no more is always better, That is why now instead of having the typical 3 or 4 front cameras of high-end mobile phones, we have two front cameras, of course, with the best possible quality.
The cameras or "eyes" of the Nothing Phone 2a allow video recording at 4k resolution and 30 fps that you can use together with the mobile's improved night mode. Offers a system of 50 MP dual cameras with a Samsung ISOCELL GN9 main sensor and a Samsung ISOCELL JN1 ultra-wide-angle sensor.
Meanwhile, the front camera has a lower resolution than its previous model. Now we will have 32 MP of quality in the shots we take with the front camera. Of course, the front camera offers a 1080p video recording at 60 fps, nothing bad.
Large capacity but no wireless charging
It can be missed that a mobile phone that claims to be in the upper mid-range does not have wireless charging, but the Nothing Phone 2a evolves so much in other aspects that we forgive it. Of course, it has fast charging where in less than an hour we can charge the devices practically to the maximum. 5.000 mAh of capacity it has.
An operating system based on Android 14
We will be able to navigate quickly within the mobile thanks to the operating system with Optimized performance Nothing OS 2.5. And not only does it offer fast and fluid performance, it offers virtually limitless customization with many widgets that serve for everything you need on your mobile. Nothing OS allows you to control your smartphone's navigation from start to finish.
Nothing Phone 2a price
Depending on the memory configuration chosen, we will have two different prices. We can obtain the cheaper version with 8GB of processing memory and 128 Gb of storage or its expanded version with 12 GB of processing and 256 GB of storage.
The price of the first one is €329 while the second has an increase of 50 euros. I think both options have an ideal price and there is no other motivation to buy one or the other other than simply the economic capacity of the buyer.
In short, this mobile is one more option that excites technology lovers We see how more and more brands want to surprise users with improvements not only in the quality of the terminals but in the possibilities of the terminals. In this case, we have a very customizable mobile, both inside and out, that is capable of offering a very high performance and not cheap.
But what do you think, do you think it's a mobile phone that powerful enough to fight for the high range Or do you think it remains an excellent option if we are looking for a terminal in the upper mid-range?