Nothing Phone (2a) review

13 March 2024


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  • Anonymous
  • CJX
  • 17 Mar 2024

Waiting for video review

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    • 16 Mar 2024

    droidnexus, 15 Mar 2024That's certainly not true, I am in a company which use... moreThanks for confirming that

      Waiting for the video review on yt...

        sizzler, 14 Mar 2024Probably because it is 9+ months old, and also suffered a l... moreOneplus nord 3 green line problem is in Singapore models also.

          shaitan, 15 Mar 2024Nothing phones are not part of Android Enterprise Partner l... moreThat's certainly not true, I am in a company which uses Microsoft services. And i am using Microsoft team, outlook and authenticator app in my nothing phone 1 and there's no problem at all.

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            • Edenfall
            • 3Yc
            • 15 Mar 2024

            shaitan, 15 Mar 2024Nothing phones are not part of Android Enterprise Partner l... moreI use Microsoft apps in my Nothing (1). No issues yet

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              • BLACKLISTEDMJ
              • HkX
              • 15 Mar 2024

              Device and specifications and software also good . Need update for camera.. and some bugs fix update

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                • Anonymous
                • YMX
                • 15 Mar 2024

                shaitan, 15 Mar 2024Nothing phones are not part of Android Enterprise Partner l... moreIs it true, then whoever working those people can't buy these. But I doubt as most tech people would be working. they might try to use work profiles in their phones.
                Please confirm this.

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                  • Sobish
                  • X%q
                  • 15 Mar 2024

                  Disappointed me as vediograpy is not at all supportive... Zoom from 6x to 2x to 1x is not smooth.. it's give a jurk in vedio ....

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                    • shaitan
                    • X}P
                    • 15 Mar 2024

                    Nothing phones are not part of Android Enterprise Partner list, hence many corporate who uses Microsoft Intune Portal or any other work profile apps, won't allow Nothing phones to run any work apps, ie Email, Teams, Authentication apps etc

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                      • Abwa
                      • n1c
                      • 15 Mar 2024

                      johnh3, 15 Mar 2024I put a order one online, seems like a decent phone overall... moreSame I was also considering 8a but after news of price hike I went for 2a

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                        • Luke
                        • xIj
                        • 15 Mar 2024

                        Luke, 14 Mar 2024@Gsmarena, few questions/comments: - when you compare ph... moreI sincerely apologize, found the "expand" button in comparison tables (it's difficult to spot on mobile). Apologies, @gsmarena!

                        But the first part remains - would it be ok to re-test (after reinstalling the phone from scratch) the battery life?
                        It's astonishing how that particular device can achieve 50% more than any other on the market... Imho the sw is tweaked and not what we would get when buying it...
                        Hope I'm wrong and it's awesome, instant buy if that is the case.. 9h gaming...wow!!!!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KSD
                          • 15 Mar 2024

                          Can you compare Nothing Phone (2a) (12/256) with Samsung Galaxy A55 (12/256) in terms of performance, value for money and software support? The prices of both phones are similar in my country - appx. 349 USD. Thx!!

                            I put a order one online, seems like a decent phone overall. Dont mind the plastic back, will use it with a case. Was waiting for Google Pixel 8a, but the rumours suggest it will get a much higher price than Pixel 7a. So the Nothing Phone 2a will be a good option.

                              Wesker, 14 Mar 2024Within a sea of generics Galaxy AXXs and Redmi/Xiaomi with ... moreWould that honestly matter though? Google uses UFS 3.1 on their 1000 USD flagship and it's not like other midrangers are far ahead. For example the Redmi Note 13 Pro uses UFS 2.2. Nothing's optimization is damn near classic Oneplus/Google level so I'd say them using UFS 2.1 is completely okay if Xiaomi can get away with UFS 2.2 on their midranger. This phone's price makes it okay, not saying it's great but a midranger can't be perfect in every sense and still cost less. Corners have to be cut to save money and they did a fine job.

                                Anonymous, 14 Mar 2024are you delusional? How is the Nord 3 the same price or eve... moreIn my country at the moment nord 3 costs around 380 euros for the 256 version

                                  Bruv, 14 Mar 2024Why buy a Nothing Phone 2a, when you can get Oneplus Nord 3... morehttps://versus.com/en/nothing-phone-2a-vs-oneplus-nord-3-5g

                                    Anonymous, 14 Mar 2024Advertised: 1920 Hz Reality : 459Hz No chinese phone ... moreThe xiaomi 14 pro DOES have it. Ive checked xiaomis website and it doesnt say its advertised for 1920hz pwm (its got dc dimming too). It just mentions its touch sampling rate.

                                    Yes phones do use it, supposedly the honor 90 does it to 3840hz (im guessing that's why they get the "dc dimming" ability) to deal with the brightness issues (essentially the pwm dimming is what gives the screen the brightness steps illusion). It only kicks in (higher rate) at lower brightness levels.

                                    A side note to GSM, you need to start including that xiaomi 14 series phones (maybe 13 aswell) record dolby vision on the front camera at 1080p/30fps, quite an important feature for people who want higher quality recording options and didnt know (chinese phones get a lot hate (my p40 pro took selfies on par with the pixel 6 pro and its almost 2 years older and uses a quad bayer 32mp cam).

                                      Wesker, 14 Mar 2024Within a sea of generics Galaxy AXXs and Redmi/Xiaomi with ... moreYeah its not a bad device and a very decent price, be interesting to see what happens in a couple generations.

                                      Ufs 2.1 has been around longer than that, more like since around 2017 (so 7 years ago)

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                                        • 14 Mar 2024

                                        Bruv, 14 Mar 2024Why buy a Nothing Phone 2a, when you can get Oneplus Nord 3... moreProbably because it is 9+ months old, and also suffered a lot of "green line" issues (at least in India).