Nothing Phone 2a

Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

The front of the Nothing Phone (2a)
Also known as	Phone (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 released	March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)
Related	Nothing Phone 2
Compatible networks	2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Form factor	Slate
Colors	Black, White, Milk, Blue, Bauhaus
Dimensions	161.74 mm (6.368 in) H 76.32 mm (3.005 in) W 8.55 mm (0.337 in) D
Weight	190 g (6.7 oz)
Operating system	Android 14
System-on-chip	Phone (2a): MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro Phone (2a) Plus: MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro
Memory	8 and 12 GB RAM
Storage	Phone (2a): 128, 256 GB Phone (2a) Plus: 256 GB
SIM	Dual-SIM (Nano-SIM)
Battery	Non-removable, 5000 mAh
Charging	Phone (2a): fast charging up to 45 W Phone (2a) Plus: fast charging up to 50 W
Data inputs	Multi-touch screen USB Type-C 2.0 Fingerprint scanner (optical) Accelerometer Gyroscope Proximity sensor Dual-band GNSS (GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo)
Model	Phone (2a): A142 Phone (2a) Plus: A142P
Codename	Phone (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 and released on 12 March, 2024. The Nothing Phone 2a surpassed 100,000 units sold in its first day after release.

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

Specifications

Hardware

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 frame and the back is made of glance transparent plastic.

The smartphones weigh 190 grams (6.7 oz) and have a thickness of 8.6 mm (0.34 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.

The Phone (2a) features a Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset, while the Phone (2a) Plus is equipped with Dimensity 7350 Pro, which is basically and 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. The Plus model lacks a 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.

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 2.5.5 installed, which is based on Android 14.

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.