Nothing Phone (2a) Specifications
After the Nothing Phone 2, the company launched its new Nothing Phone 2a in March 2024. The smartphone costs around $290 (Rs 23,999 in India) approx. The smartphone looks amazing in milk and White color variants. Also, the company provides a Black color option. The device has a regular 5000 mAh battery and NFC support. You can charge the battery with 45W wired charging, the fast charger will charge 50% of the battery in only 23 minutes.
As for extra features, the Nothing Phone (2a) is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and IP54 rating for water/dust/splash resistance. As for the screen, the smartphone offers a 6.7-inch AMOLED display. Also, the screen has a 120hz refresh rate and 1300 nits brightness. For better performance, the 4nm Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset is supported by Mali-G610 MC4 GPU. In terms of internal, you are getting 8GB/12GB RAM with 128GB to 256GB internal storage.
The Camera system comes with a 50MP main camera sensor, along with a 50MP ultrawide macro lens which provides you with the best photography in daylight. On the front side, you also get a 32MP selfie camera in this Nothing Phone (2a) smartphone. The rear camera can record 4K videos at 30 frames per second with gyro-EIS support.
| Specifications | Nothing Phone (2a) |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | March 2024 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| Weight | 190 g |
| Size | 6.7 inches |
| Display | AMOLED 1B colors 120Hz HDR10+ 700-1300 nits brightness 20:9 ratio ~394 PPI density Always On Display |
| Protection/Others | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP54 – splash, water, and dust resistant 3 LED lights on the back |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| OS | Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5 |
| Chipset | 4nm – Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC4 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF, OIS 50 MP (114Ëšultrawide) LED flash, panorama, HDR Max – 4K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 32 MP (wide) HDR Max – 1080p@60fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes, 360Ëš |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Under display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | 5000 mAh 45W wired |
| Colors | Black, White, Milk |
| Expected Price | $290 (Rs 25,999 in India) approx |
Nothing Phone (2a) Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Nothing Phone (2a) smartphone.
Pros
- AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate support.
- Comes with 1300 nits brightness.
- Android 14 OS with Nothing OS 2.5 user interface.
- Decent daylight photography.
- 4K video recording with gyro-EIS support.
- 5G and NFC enabled.
- Huge battery life with 45W fast charging support.
- Decent performance in gaming and multi-tasking.
- Stereo speakers are present.
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and IP54 water/dust resistant.
Cons
- No micro SD card slot support.
- An optical zoom camera is missing.
- Wireless and reverse charging are missing.
- An audio jack is missing.
- The selfie camera can record only 1080p videos.
