Nothing Phone (2a) 8+128GB Unlocked $458.10 Delivered @ PhoneX

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Key Features:

Extra bright and full of life 6.7" 120 Hz AMOLED flagship-grade display

True-to-life shots anytime, anywhere 50 MP main + 50 MP ultra–wide 32 MP front cameras

Extra steading shots with OIS & EIS

Fast, intuitive and customisable experience with Nothing OS powered by Android 14

5,000mAH battery with 45W fast charging

Screen–free functionality and interact with a smartphone through customisable light patterns and sound

Advanced 8–core processor built on 2nd gen 4nm technology

IP54 Certified and tested for water and dust resistance

In-screen optical fingerprint scanner and face unlock

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  • +23

    I've had this phone (in white as well) for 2 weeks now, did that JBHIFI $50 3G phone credit trade in thing, got it for $479…

    Pros
    - Excellent screen (120Hz OLED, 6.7" and 1200+ nits)
    - Haptics and build quality are nice (design subjective)
    - Glyphs on the back actually useful for notifications
    - Battery life is actually insane, overnight I will lose 1% in 9-10 hours, it's a 2-day phone for me with 6-8 hours screen on time
    - Camera is probably iPhone 12 good.. video is great and very stable, night video is impressive too!
    - Software is the best part of this phone for me, already had 3 updates in 2 weeks… my old Xiaomi had 3 updates in 9 months lol
    - Symmetrical bezels
    - 4 years of updates from Google/Nothing
    - Don't be fooled by MediaTek, its not 2019 anymore, this is an incredibly efficient chip with a 750K antutu score.

    CONS
    - Camera is good, but it's not a flagship, it is a $500 phone though
    - Glyphs can feel gimmicky after a while
    - No charger in the box
    - Get a case, this thing is 100% plastic and will scratch
    - It's huge/wide phone, may be uncomfortable to hold for some.

    Just my 2c… 9/10 for me given its price.

    • Any SD card storage expansion?

      • +3

        No headphone jack or SD expansion, no esim.

        • +1

          can live w/o headphne jack but no SD card slot no good for me, hope to see this goes $300 in the future

          • @kaikor: I can live without either, but not both.

            Using a hub to dongle both my music library AND my headphones is an exercise in bulk and damaged ports im just not keen on.

    • +3

      glad you mentioned mtk chips not being 2019 anymore, chips do evolve and improve and mtk offers a lot more value as they generally offer similar performance to SD yet typically good amount cheaper for the same phone

    • Thanks for the review, appreciate it.

      How is it compared to xiaomi in terms of bloatware? Other misc stuff they're forcing you to use? I think I kept getting the smart messaging stuff with the xiaomi phone.

      • +5

        0 bloat, essentially stock google apps, plus 3 or 4 from nothing, eg. weather, compass etc. All of them can be uninstalled rather than disabled.

        • Well…it's depends how you define bloat. One could argue all the custom apps Nothing and skin over android is bloat.

        • how to uninstall nothing weather? there is no uninstall button on mine

    • +2

      The phone looks amazing. Thank you for the 2 cents on this phone. You've almost convinced me to buy this instead of continueing to use my S20U

    • +2

      It's huge and uncomfortable to hold - that's what she said

      • Hmm, she said it to me as well

    • The latest iPhone and Samsung are both wider so not a problem. I have the Nothing Phone 1 and I don't even both with the Glyphs. I've got a dozen chargers lying around so not an issue. Yes you need a case but I always have a case on every phone I get. Camera is great and as you say it's only a $500 phone. Mine is 256GB which is more than enough. The best phone I've ever owned.

    • thx for the insight! does it have dual sim?

  • MediaTek? @shxhshzhz's favourite is a no brainer…

    • The 7200 Pro is stronger than the 7020 but in terms of value for money, the G54 is a no brainer 😂

  • does it allow to install alternative OS ?

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