Nothing just launched the most expected Nothing Phone (2a), the company’s third smartphone, as it had promised. The phone has a 6.7-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED screen with up to 1300 nits peak brightness, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro SoC with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 8GB of virtual RAM.
The custom Dimensity 7200 Pro SoC promises improved display and modem power efficiency over 10% compared to the standard Dimensity 7200. It runs Android 14 with Nothing OS 2.5. The company has promised 3 Android OS updates and 4 years of security patches every 2 months, same as the Phone (1) and (2).
“The upper part of Phone (2a) has been designed with the camera at its epicentre while carefully positioning the rest of the elements using a circular grid system,” said the company. It has a NFC coil behind the camera, and this is industry-first with its 90° angle unibody cover wrapping around the edges, the company adds.
The back design takes inspiration from Massimo Vignelli’s New York subway map. Compared to glass in the first two models, this uses a plastic back cover.
The location of the LEDs for the glyph on the back are difference since this only uses 3 separations, and has 26 addressable LED lighting zones, compared to 12 in the Phone (1). You can use it for volume, timer, Uber and Zomato and notifications.
It has a dual 50MP sensors for the main camera and the ultra-wide camera. You can also set the Glyph Interface to full brightness and illuminate close-up subjects with a gentle light. There is a 32MP front camera.
The phone has a huge, 5000mAh battery with support for 45W PD charging, which can charge up to 50% in 20 minutes and 100% in 59 minutes. It doesn’t have wireless charging capabilities. The phone can maintain over 90% of its maximum capacity after 1,000 charging cycles, corresponding to over 3 years of daily charging, says the company.
Nothing Phone (2a) specifications
- 6.7-inch (2412×1084 pixels) FHD+ OLED flexible AMOLED display, 30-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming, HDR10+, 10-bit colour, 700 nits typical / 1100 nits outdoor / 1300 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Up to 2.8GHz Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro 4nm processor with Mali-G610 MC4 GPU
- 8GB LPDD4X RAM with 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB UFS 2.2 storage
- Android 14 with Nothing OS 2.5
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP main camera with f/1.88 aperture, 1/1.56″ sensor, OIS, 50MP 114° ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 4K at up to 30 fps, Action Mode
- 32MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture
- In-display optical fingerprint scanner
- USB Type-C Audio, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 161.74x 76.32x 8.55mm; Weight: 190g
- Splash resistant (IP54)
- 5G SA/NSA (n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41,n66, n77, n78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh battery with support for 45W wired charging
Availability and pricing
The Nothing Phone (2a) comes in White and Black colours and is priced at Rs. 23,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model, the 8GB + 256GB model costs Rs. 25,999 and the top-end 12GB + 256GB model costs Rs. 27,999. The phone will be available from Flipkart starting from March 12.
With all the offers, the phone will be available for Rs. 19,999 on March 12, says the company. There are Nothing drops that lets you buy the phone early.
Launch offers on March 12
- Extra Rs. 2000 off on exchange
- Up to Rs. 2000 instant discount on HDFC Bank credit and debit cards
- Avail discount of up to Rs. 1000 on SuperCoins
- Available no cost EMI up to 9 months
- Same-Day Delivery – Orders placed by 1 PM will qualify for same-day delivery in 21 select cities.
- Rs. 500 off using One SuperCoin
- Buy phone (2a) and get CMF Buds (Pro) at Rs. 1,999 instead of Rs. 2499 and CMF GaN Charger at Rs. 1,999 instead of Rs. 2999 as part of a bundle offer.