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Nothing Phone (2a) 5G 8GB/128GB $426, 12GB/256GB $496 + Del (C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi

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Nothing Phone (2a) 5G 8GB/128GB $426, 12GB/256GB $496 + Del (C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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Clear on 20/11/2024 - 09:22 jbhifi.com.au (871 clicks)
Last edited 20/11/2024 - 09:28

I was having a bit of a chinwag with Miss JB and here's some good prices on the Nothing Phone from the upcoming Black Friday sale catalogue at an all time low price.

These phones are good value as they offer high performance with an impressive AMOLED display, cameras that hold up well in reviews (for the price), a large battery and the customisable LED lights on the back that Nothing are known for are good for notifications. It makes me miss the colour notification LED found on the Nexus 5 back in the day.

Specifications:

  • Android 14 (guaranteed 3 major Android upgrades)
  • Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro CPU
  • 6.7" FHD+ AMOLED Gorilla Glass 5 120Hz 700nits (1300nits peak) Display
  • 8GB or 12GB RAM
  • 128GB or 256GB Storage
  • 50 MP main (OIS) + 50 MP ultrawide + 32 MP selfie
  • 5000mAh battery with 45W wired charging
  • Dual nano SIM
  • NFC
  • IP54 Water Resistance
  • WiFi 6 / Bluetooth 5.2
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Comments

  • morediscount on 20/11/2024 - 09:30

    how is this compared to my S10e .. ?

    • lordezekiel on 20/11/2024 - 09:33
      +19

      This is nothing.

    • Clear on 20/11/2024 - 09:43
      +2

      Definitely an upgrade in performance and updates. You'll lose the microSD slot, less water resistance and no wireless charging.

      • RTX9090Ti on 20/11/2024 - 09:45

        Nothing mentions about eSim?

        • morediscount on 20/11/2024 - 09:47

          S10e doesnt have eSim anyways

    • ozchobie on 20/11/2024 - 11:25

      Love the compactness of the s10e but the battery sucked so bad and probably not getting any updates. This is a great upgrade for sure.

      But if you like to keep your phones for a long time, it's probably just worth it staying with Samsung. The S24 series or even the zflip6 are great choices for good performance, great cameras, display and battery life, compactness, and long term support.

      • sidozziee on 20/11/2024 - 12:25

        I am in same situation. Happy with my S10e. Don't see any need to change phone but battery sucks. Will it help to change battery?

  • Ueki23 on 20/11/2024 - 09:35

    How are the battery life on these?

    • at9 on 20/11/2024 - 09:40
      +3

      I have it only charge to 80% but can get 24 hours out of it.

      • TheFIREnanceGuy on 20/11/2024 - 10:35

        That doesnt tell me much. What is your average screen time per day?

        • at9 on 20/11/2024 - 10:50

          Between 4-5 hours.

    • stephendt on 20/11/2024 - 10:32

      It's pretty good but nothing groundbreaking

      • Ueki23 on 20/11/2024 - 10:35

        Thanks for both yall reply. I'm trying to help a friend find a new phone and he's concerned about battery life and I told him it'll just depend on how he uses the phone

        • Allaa1980 on 20/11/2024 - 11:17

          My brother has this phone and battery life is very impressive. Overall it's a solid phone except in the camera department which is expected since it's not a flagship phone.

    • zombie hunter on 20/11/2024 - 11:06

      Nothing

  • Quarter Pounder on 20/11/2024 - 09:36

    are these rootable?

    • Clear on 20/11/2024 - 09:42

      Yes

    • reader64 on 20/11/2024 - 09:45
      +18

      i mean carefull application of lubricant anything is no?

      • Cousin IT on 20/11/2024 - 10:51
        +1

        And patience 😅

  • JumpingUnicorns on 20/11/2024 - 09:44

    Is there somewhere online we can read the catalogue before tomorrow?

  • reader64 on 20/11/2024 - 09:46

    the 499 s22 deal makes more sense for the price

    the camera sensor on these are very janky in low light

  • levinlfre on 20/11/2024 - 09:54
    +1

    This or the Pixel 8a/8… Apart from better camera and longer OS update support, any other areas that Pixel does better?

  • Mortgagetightass on 20/11/2024 - 10:03
    +11

    I posted this a few months back, still relevant..

    I've had this phone (in white as well) for 2 weeks (5 months 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.

    EDIT: Since I posted this comment 4 months ago, the updates are something phenomenal. They listen in the forums and update things people want. 10/10 support.

    • nzcoops on 20/11/2024 - 11:02

      Can you expand on "huge/wide phone"?

      Are you holding it in landscape? Dimensions all seem pretty standard.

    • joomax on 20/11/2024 - 11:14
      +1

      biggest con for me is no eSIM, basically a dealbreaker sadly. keen to get into the nothing ecosystem but they haven't quite hit the right feature set for me yet

    • GTR12 on 20/11/2024 - 11:28

      You mentioned 4 years of updates, does that mean 3 OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates, or is yours a typo and it's 3 OS upgrades like the OP mentioned?

      • Clear on 20/11/2024 - 11:46
        +1

        I double checked. 3 years of Major updates and 4 years of security updates.

        • GTR12 on 20/11/2024 - 11:50

          Cheers, can you add that to the post?

  • witheredcouch on 20/11/2024 - 10:05
    +2

    Extremely tempting price, but I couldn't buy a phone without E-Sim Support, it makes travel so much easier to the point where it is one of those features that is a dealbreaker.

    • seefu on 20/11/2024 - 10:15
      +5

      I'm using a phone without esim support but got around it with a 5ber esim adapter in the second Sim slot.
      You use the 5ber app to load Sims onto it..

      Works great. About to go overseas again in 2 weeks. Will be using 3 different esims in that time

      • witheredcouch on 20/11/2024 - 10:17
        +2

        I didn't even know that was a thing! Great to know there is an alternative now!

  • Esteban5150 on 20/11/2024 - 10:06
    +1

    How will this phone be performance wise against the S21 5G?

    • lilkid28 on 20/11/2024 - 10:17

      Nothing really..

  • havequick on 20/11/2024 - 10:12
    +2

    I bought one of these earlier this year after washing machining my S22 Ultra and the Nothing definitely felt faster than the S22U. I ended up jumping on a Pixel 9 deal when it released a few months ago out of FOMO on the great deals.

    Both the design of the UI and its fluidity are superior to Google's take on AOSP on the Pixel 9 and the Nothing also has far superior battery life.

    Would buy again in a heartbeat.

    No esim is a bummer though.

    • Mugsy on 20/11/2024 - 10:53

      Yeah, if an esim is a priority, either Moto G85 or Samsung A55 (the latter if you need more years of updates) would be my picks.

    • snirodha on 20/11/2024 - 10:54

      How is the camera compare to pixel ?

  • Mugsy on 20/11/2024 - 10:20

    Anyone had experience with this in China using a local chinese sim card?

    Parents have a local chinese sim which I'm looking for a dual sim android phone so Dad can use his secondary amaysim service without having to physically swap sims. The 4yrs of updates is also important… we noticed my parents having issues with their phones for roaming when updates on their phones ceased.

    • Mugsy on 20/11/2024 - 11:18

      Decided to try answering my own question…

      On paper at least, it looks like the Nothing Phone 2A supports all the bands used by China Unicom (dad's Chinese sim provider…

      https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/CN/nothing-phon…

      Of course, what's on paper is one thing… actual world performance is another matter altogether.

  • timhn on 20/11/2024 - 10:45
    +1

    So, will it work on all 3 Telcos?

  • Naigrabzo on 20/11/2024 - 11:00

    This nothing should count for something.

    • Mugsy on 20/11/2024 - 11:32

      Will require a rebranding to Something Phone then.

      • Naigrabzo on 20/11/2024 - 11:58

        Something Something

        Looks like Uncle roger branding.
        OR an off brand phone from Stephen He

  • Playboi Carti on 20/11/2024 - 11:31

    I have noting 💔

  • Dienk on 20/11/2024 - 11:49

    I have this. Amazing phone. Great battery (I charge only 80% per day)

  • ce5himm on 20/11/2024 - 11:52

    How about their os updates plan.

    Edit: saw that in the description

  • ce5himm on 20/11/2024 - 11:58

    Can we try them in store? JB put them demo units on?
    Any sale on nothing 2 not 2a?

    • seefu on 20/11/2024 - 12:27

      My local JB has both the 2 and 2(a) on demo

  • dm02 on 20/11/2024 - 12:23

    Where did you get the Black Friday catalogue?

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