Nothing Phone (2a)

Specifications
  • 6.7" 1080x2412 pixels
  • 50MP 2160p
  • 8/12GB RAM Dimensity 7200 Pro
  • 5000mAh 45W
Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Launch
Announced 2024, March 05
Status Available. Released 2024, March 12
Body
Dimensions 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Display
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)
Size 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always On Display
Platform
OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Dual 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@60fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes, 360˚
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
 Circle to Search
Battery
Type 5000 mAh
Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Misc
Colors Black, White, Milk, Blue
Models A142
Price $ 349.99 / £ 245.78 / € 305.90 / ₹ 20,687
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10)

GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6)
3DMark: 1151 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 981 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery (new) Active use score 15:53h

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User opinions and reviews

  • z

the battery is good, maybe you use your phone a lot. the network is stable for me so maybe it's your service provider but the grey glitches on screen, i've experience them and sometimes it lags the screen..

  • Anonymous

Thanks for feedback. Well, that doesn't sound good...

  • Anonymous

According to teardowns the battery is Li-Ion its very nice they didn't cheap out on the battery !