Nothing Phone 2a

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Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
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The front of the Nothing Phone (2a)
Also known asPhone (2a): Nothing Phone 2a
Phone (2a) Plus: Nothing Phone 2a Plus
Brand Nothing
Manufacturer Nothing
Type Phablet
Slogan Phone (2a):Powerfully unique
Phone (2a) Plus:Extraordinary
Series Phone
First releasedMarch 12, 2024;10 months ago (2024-03-12)
Related Nothing Phone 2
Compatible networks 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Form factor Slate
ColorsBlack, White, Milk, Blue, Bauhaus
Dimensions161.74 mm (6.368 in) H
76.32 mm (3.005 in) W
8.55 mm (0.337 in) D
Weight190 g (6.7 oz)
Operating system Android 14
System-on-chip Phone (2a): MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Phone (2a) Plus: MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro
Memory8 and 12 GB RAM
StoragePhone (2a): 128, 256 GB
Phone (2a) Plus: 256 GB
SIM Dual-SIM (Nano-SIM)
BatteryNon-removable, 5000 mAh
ChargingPhone (2a): fast charging up to 45 W
Phone (2a) Plus: fast charging up to 50 W
Data inputs
ModelPhone (2a): A142
Phone (2a) Plus: A142P
CodenamePhone (2a): Pacman
Phone (2a) Plus: PacmanPro

The Nothing Phone (2a) and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus are Android smartphone by Nothing. The base model was announced on 5 March 2024 [1] and released on 12 March 2024. The Nothing Phone 2a surpassed 100,000 units sold in its first day after release. [2]

Contents

The main differences between the Nothing Phone (2a) and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus are their color options, chipsets, charging power, and front-facing cameras. [3]

Specifications

Hardware

The back of the Nothing Phone (2a) Back of Nothing phone (2a) mock-up.jpg
The back of the Nothing Phone (2a)

The front of the smartphones is made of Corning Gorilla Glass 5, the frame is made of matte plastic, and the back is made of glance transparent plastic.

The smartphones weigh 190 grams (6.7 oz) and have a thickness of 8.55 mm (0.337 in). On the bottom side, there is a dual SIM tray, a microphone, a USB-C port, and a speaker and on the top, there is an additional microphone. On the left and right sides, there are the volume buttons and the power button respectively. 3 arrays of LED lights on the back, called Glyph Interface. IP54 rated - splash, water and dust resistant. There are four color options for the Nothing Phone (2a): black, white, milk, and blue. [4]

The Phone (2a) features a Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset, while the Phone (2a) Plus is equipped with Dimensity 7350 Pro, which is basically an overclocked Dimensity 7200 Pro. Both chipsets are built on a 4 nm fabrication process and include a Mali-G610 MC4 GPU. The Phone (2a) features three memory configurations: 8/128 GB 8/256 GB, and 12/256 GB. [5] The Plus model lacks an 8/128 GB memory configuration.

The phones are equipped with a non-removable 5000 mAh batteries. Also, the Phone (2a) supports a 45 W fast charging, while the Phone (2a) Plus supports a slightly faster 50 W fast charging. [3]

The smartphones feature a 6.7 inches (170 mm) AMOLED display with a Full HD+ (1080 × 2412 pixels) resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, a 120  Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness at 1300 nits and a hole cutout for the front facing camera in the top-center.

Software

The Phone (2a) comes out of the box with Nothing OS 2.5 installed, while the Plus model comes with Nothing OS 2.6 installed. Both interfaces are based on Android 14. Later, both models were updated to Nothing OS 3.0, which is based on Android 15. [6]

Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition

This is a project by Nothing to collaborate with their growing community. In this variation of the phone, the community is allowed to be a part of creating the phone in four sectors: hardware design, wallpaper design, packaging design and marketing. Each part of development includes submissions from participants, which are then viewed by the community and then they vote for their favourites. The winning design's makers get to work with the actual team at Nothing which is involved in the creation of the phone and all other aspects of production. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nothing Introduces Phone (2a)". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Trinko, Myroslav. "Nothing sold 100,000 units of Phone (2a) in its first day". gagadget.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 Michail. "Nothing Phone (2a) Plus announced with Dimensity 7350 Pro, 50MP selfie cam and 50W charging". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Nothing Phone 2(a) Costs Almost Nothing... Unbox Therapy. 9 March 2024. Event occurs at 0:41 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Nothing Phone (2a) - Full Phone specifications". gsmarena.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Pandey, Rajesh (18 December 2024). "Nothing OS 3.0 brings Android 15 to the Phone 2 and 2a". Android Police. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nothing Community Edition". Nothing US. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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