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Nothing Phone (2a)

Nothing Phone (2a)
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  • Released 2024, March 12
    190g, 8.6mm thickness
    Android 14, up to 15
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 13% 3,894,994 hits
  • 372 Become a fan
  • 6.7"
    1080x2412 pixels
  • 50MP
    2160p
  • 8/12GB RAM
    Dimensity 7200 Pro
  • 5000mAh
    45W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Launch Announced 2024, March 05
Status Available. Released 2024, March 12
Body Dimensions 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Display Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)
Size 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always On Display
Platform OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@60fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes, 360˚
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Circle to Search
Battery Type 5000 mAh
Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Misc Colors Black, White, Milk, Blue
Models A142
Price $ 399.00 / £ 186.50 / € 233.90 / ₹ 19,370
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10)

GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6)
3DMark: 1151 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 981 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery (new)
Active use score 15:53h

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Nothing Phone (2a) review

Nothing Phone (2a) review

Nothing took a full year to work on the Nothing Phone (2) as the follow-up to the intriguing original Nothing Phone (1). Both of these phones stirred up quite a bit of attention in their own...

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Nothing Phone (2a) - user opinions and reviews

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  • Anonymous
  • tZ0
  • 07 May 2025

Pretty sure the heating issues is temporary as I also have experienced it when I first bought the phone I have never experienced performance issues on this phone idk if that just me tho

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  • Gagui kamei
  • up6
  • 07 May 2025

Nothing Phone 2a portraits with 2x is best.

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  • Yukrainfall
  • gIx
  • 05 May 2025

Hey! I bought the Nothing Phone 2a a couple of weeks ago but I have had a toxic experience with it. Yes the phone design and display is awesome but the performance is a little bit poor. Honestly I love the Buds and the charging adapter with 65w...

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  • ₹ 19,370
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