Nothing Phone (2a) Smartphone Unlocked 5G Android Phone Dimensity 7200 Pro, 50MP Dual Camera, 6.7” AMOLED Display, 5000mAh Battery, NFC (Milk, 12+256GB)

Should have bought it sooner
So I have owned a OnePlus device for a few years starting with OnePlus 5. I’ve come from other devices but I’ve had the OnePlus 5 for at least 6 years I pulled the trigger because of the fingerprint not recognizing my finger to the OnePlus n200 5G. The reason I bought it was because it was cheap the specs seemed okay but in real world use after over 2 years it is not the phone I wanted nothing then comes out with a bunch of phones but the price was were not right. So after deliberating the idea of purchasing this phone after many reviews and frankly I don’t believe most of the reviews that are on YouTube the YouTubers just make random videos to make money but that’s besides the point so I pulled the trigger and got a nothing phone 2a. Wow wow wow I wish I would have bought it sooner I am so happy I have this phone the updates keep making it better 12 gigs of RAM plus the RAM booster option is phenomenal the difference between the n200 and this phone is astronomical the 2A phone is so much faster so much speedier so much quicker at swapping apps my phone the m200 would lock up or delay or lag so bad it was just frustrating because I didn’t know what to do but if you’re reading this and you’ve got this far do not hesitate to buy this phone this will last you for the next 5 years I guarantee you they have an agreement that they’ll push updates for 3 years and 5 years for security updates at this point it’s totally worth $350.

Nothing 2 A
Great Device fast

Bought this phone brand new knowing that it was going to be a budget phone going in had trouble with 5G I worked for about a month and then all of a sudden I didn’t work as for the phone itself plastic very thick only has an IP54 rating which is a joke for a phone in 2024 you could at least gave it IP67 I’ve had hundreds of phones from 2000 to 200 this phone without a doubt and all honesty is a very bad budget phone after using it for a couple of weeks you will see exactly what I’m talking about camera is absolutely horrendous very thick as I mentioned before screen is okay the only plus I bought this phone is the battery life it has awesome battery life put all the notification glyphs that wears off pretty quick and then you’re just left with a cheap budget phone that’s not capable my daughter uses a Samsung a35 blows this thing out of the water for cheaper and with an IP67 rating better camera better battery life all I can say is don’t get sucked in by the cliff lighting etc not worth the money and you’ll find out pretty quick after using it for a few weeks

Es un telefonazo, lo único que no me ha gustado es el tipo de almacenamiento que es UFS 2.2 y la RAM es LPDDR4X, pero igualmente va muy bien en el día a día y fluido, en lo personal creo que influye mucho el SO de Nothing, se nota que le echan cariño y lo tienen al día, así que yo creo que este cacharro en 2-3 años va a seguir ágil en el día a día, aunque no pongo la mano en el fuego por ninguna marca.El resto es un pepino por el precio, buena pantalla aunque algo bajito el brillo, diseño llamativo, aunque se resbala muchísimo, buen rendimiento y una batería que no tiene ningún sentido, mi maximo uso fueron 6 horas y 30 minutos de pantalla y me quedaba todavía un 34% de batería.Las cámaras son muy buenas, todas ellas, la principal lo hace muy bien, el gran angular es el mejor en su rango de precio sin duda, y la delantera es muy buena, aunque el fondo pierde bastante información, buen video y fotografía nocturna.Así que si te lo planteas y no te quieres gastar mucho más por un A55 por ejemplo, es un teléfono que vas a disfrutar, y no, no me paga Nothing, ojalá…

I was looking for a mid-range phone to run the variety of apps I have loaded, and the Nothing brand had been popping up a lot on my feeds. I didn’t feel the need to go up to the Nothing 2 as it was out of my price range for what I needed.Until now I’ve been settling around the £150-£200 mark on phones and having an okay time – they did what I needed. My Huawei ran for ages but had to drop that one due to limitations introduced. Blackview was where I went next until the phone bricked after about 2 years.So I took a punt on the Nothing 2a. I liked the idea of the simplicity and the price point was not far out of my range to hold me back.I have to say I was impressed from the first. The box was tiny compared to most with a funky embossed design on the inner carton. Paper packaging with the phone, charging cable and the usual small phone guides.Setting up was simple and I easily transferred the data from my old phone, and I was away.Nothing came with almost Nothing – the usual Android/Google basics, and some extras to run the phone and that’s it – no bloatware.The interface is clean and responsive, and, having downloaded the Nothing icon pack, I also had a clean monochrome display – something I wasn’t sure I’d get on with, but there’s no distractions.The options to customise the home screen were the best I’ve experienced so far – essentially the whole home page is your playground. This is the first time I’ve been able to organise ALL my regular apps on one page, and I’ve also had room to add 3 widgets for showing key information, and altered the settings so I have 5 columns, with my most used groups set larger to easily access commonly used apps like MFA.The dot matrix style text is also clear and pleasing to read, and you can switch off the folder names to gain even more screen space.You do have the option of also reverting to the Android style interface if that’s more your style, so you are not tied to the Nothing view, but I have no intention of switching!I’m also liking the Always on display option – I can mow have my basic info at a glance without unlocking the phone – time, date, next alarm, and icons to show app notifications, as well as battery level, and flipping the phone over to show the Glyphs, it flashes and minimises the battery drain.The ringtones and notification tones are in the same basic style – not overly keen on most of them, but you can add the composer app and then create your own complete with LED combos, or add in items from your music library, so you are not short of options.The camera is okay for my needs – The front camera does seem to lack some focus close up (trying to capture some text from the back of a device while using the screen to see where I was aiming) but I got round this using the rear camera, capturing a video, then using the in-built tools to grab a screenshot from the video, so problem solved.Battery for me generally lasts 2 days with the always on setup, and around 3-4 hours screen time according to the stats the phone gathers.There’s plenty more for me to explore stillOverall, even though I’ve only had it a short time, I am extremely pleased with the phone and I’ve already added the Nothing CMF ear buds (which for me is unusual as I dislike in-ear buds normally, but I was sold on the option of not using noise cancellation – I’ll probably post a review once I have used them in earnest!)