Introduction
Nothing took a full yr to work on the Nothing Telephone (2) because the follow-up to the intriguing authentic Nothing Telephone (1). Each of those telephones stirred up fairly a little bit of consideration in their very own proper. The unique system was meant to be type of a midrange market disruptor, whereas the second mannequin was positioned as way more of a flagship providing, aiming for good worth inside an avant-garde bundle.
It has solely been eight months or so because the Nothing Telephone (2) and Carl Pei and his Nothing enterprise have a brand new system – the Nothing Telephone (2a). It is actually an attention-grabbing system – that a lot of the unique system has stayed the identical. The design follows one of many earlier Nothing Telephone ideas from again in 2020. Consequently, whereas the unique Nothing Telephone (1) and the Nothing Telephone (2) share loads of overarching design traits, the brand new Nothing Telephone (2a) stands out. If nothing else, no less than the horizontal twin digicam association on the again will not be one thing you see typically in 2024.
Nothing Telephone (2a) specs at a look:
- Physique: 161.7×76.3×8.6mm, 190g; plastic physique; IP54 – splash, water and dirt resistant, 3 LED lights on the again (notifications, digicam fill mild).
- Show: 6.70″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak), 1080x2412px decision, 20.1:9 facet ratio, 394ppi; At all times On Show.
- Chipset: Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Professional (4 nm): Octa-core (2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510); Mali-G610 MC4.
- Reminiscence: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, UFS 2.1.
- OS/Software program: Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5.
- Rear digicam: Large (predominant): 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.56″, PDAF, OIS; Extremely large angle: 50 MP, f/2.2, 114-degree, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm.
- Entrance digicam: 32 MP, f/2.2, (large), 1/2.74″.
- Video seize: Rear digicam: 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digicam: 1080p@60fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour (marketed).
- Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.3; NFC.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (underneath show, optical); stereo audio system.
By way of options and specs, the brand new Nothing Telephone (2a) sits between the unique Nothing Telephone (1) and the Nothing Telephone (2). That is true price-wise as effectively. We might say that it’s type of a barely dialed-back model of the Nothing Telephone (2), similar to its identify suggests.
You get the identical measurement 6.7-inch, 120Hz, HD10+, 10-bit AMOLED show on each telephones. Nevertheless, you aren’t getting LTPO on the 2a and the marketed max brightness of 1300 nits is barely decrease. The 2a will get a personalized variation of the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset, referred to as the 7200 Professional, which ought to be a bit much less highly effective than the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 contained in the Nothing Telephone (2), however on the identical time, a good step up from the Snapdragon 778G+ inside the unique Nothing Telephone (1). The digicam setup on the 2a appears practically an identical to that of the Nothing Telephone (2), no less than on paper and that features each 50MP rear snappers and the 32MP selfie. One space through which the Nothing Telephone (2a) presents a notable enchancment over its predecessors is the battery. Regardless of providing a really comparable type issue to the Nothing Telephone (2), the Nothing Telephone (2a) has a 5,000 mAh battery on board with 45W quick charging, similar to the Nothing Telephone (2), however lacking wi-fi charging.
That clearly seen round coil on the clear again of the telephone, surrounding the horizontal digicam duo, which Nothing calls “the eyes,” is definitely an NFC antenna. Talking of the again of the Nothing Telephone (2a), the signature Nothing Glyph interface is alive and effectively. It consists of 26 individually addressable zones. The three lights help the Glyph Timer, notifications, the Glyph Torch and Glyph Progress.
Unboxing
Nothing has at all times had a sure aesthetic contact and imaginative and prescient with regards to its merchandise, and that has prolonged to packaging and equipment. The Nothing Telephone (2a) is available in an attention-grabbing cardboard field embossed with the telephone’s design parts on the highest. Beneath the overlaying black sleeve, that’s. Even stated sleeve is aesthetically pleasing, full with the signature Nothing dot matrix font. The field itself is sturdy and appears to be made fully of cardboard, together with the within cradle that securely holds the telephone.
It isn’t simply the packaging that’s all fairly although. This consideration to element extends to the equipment. They’re fairly restricted. However each the SIM ejector device and the USB Kind-C to Kind-C cable have a particular design impressed by the telephone itself.
<>We just like the clear connectors on the cable, however sadly, the cable itself is an easy non-eMarked cable, which signifies that it’s restricted to 3A of energy throughput and 5Gbps of knowledge switch. Nonetheless, neither is hampering the respective capabilities of the Nothing Telephone (2a), so we won’t complain. We want there was a charger within the field, however it’s what it’s.