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Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

$449.99
Brand: Nothing
Category: Mobiles
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CPU Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 4nm Up to 3GHz, up to 1.3 GHz Mali-G610 MC4 GPU
RAM 8GB / 12GB LPDD4X
Storage 256GB UFS 2.2
Display 6.7-inch flexible AMOLED, FHD+ (2412×1084 pixels), 10-bit (1.07 billion colours) colour depth, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 2160 / 1920 Hz PWM frequency, HDR10+, 10-bit colour, 700 nits typical / 1100 nits outdoor / 1300 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera Dual, 50MP, 1/1.57″ sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS + 50MP 114° 1/2.76″ Samsung JN1 ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 4K at up to 30 fps, Action Mode
OS Android 14, Nothing OS 2.6

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.5

Design 8 / 10
Display 9 / 10
Camera 8 / 10
Multimedia 8 / 10
Features 8 / 10
Connectivity 9 / 10
Call Quality 9 / 10
Usability 9 / 10
Performance 8 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

Nothing has finally launched the most awaited Nothing Phone (2a) Plus smartphone for the Indian market today. This new device with 100% recycled aluminum used in the mid-frame, 100% recycled tin on 5 circuit boards, 100% recycled copper foil on the main circuit board, Recycled steel on 24 steel stamping parts, and over 50% of the plastic parts are sustainably sourced and plastic waste from the Ear (2) production line is repurposed into Phone (2a) Plus, as per the Nothing website.

Specifications

General

Device Type	Smartphone
Model	Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Announced	31 July, 2024
Released	07 August, 2024
Status	Available
Price	CAD 499.99

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	161.74x 76.32x 8.55mm
Weight	190 grams
Body/Protection	IP54 - Dust and Splash resistant
Colors	Grey, Black

Network

5G	5G NR: n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78 SA/NSA (n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41,n66, n77, n78)
2G/3G/4G Network	4G LTE, VoLTE, 3G, 2G
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Nano SIM
Dual SIM	Yes nano + nano

Display

Main Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	Flexible AMOLED
Size	6.7-inch
Resolution	, FHD+ (2412×1084 pixels)
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.	10-bit (1.07 billion colours) colour depth
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.	395 PPI
Touch Screen	Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features	120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 2160 / 1920 Hz PWM frequency, HDR10+, 10-bit colour, 700 nits typical / 1100 nits outdoor / 1300 nits peak brightness
Secondary Display	No

Media

Audio Playback	Yes, 2 high-definition mics, Dual stereo speakers, MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, AC3, EAC3, EAC3-JOC, AC4Recording: WAV, AAC, AMR
Video Playback	Yes, MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), TS, 3GP, FLV,WEBM, Recording: MP4
Video Out	No
FM Radio	No
Alert Types	Yes
Ring Tones	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes
Handsfree	Yes

Camera

Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	Dual, 50MP, 1/1.57″ sensor, f/1.88 aperture + 50MP 114° 1/2.76″ Samsung JN1 ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture
Video	4K recording at 30 FPS, 1080p recording at 30 or 60 FPS, Slo-mo at 1080p 120 FPS, Night Mode at 1080p at 30 FPS, Time Lapse at 4K / 1080p
Camera Features	OIS, EIS, Action Mode, 10x digital zoom
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)	Yes, LED FLash
Front	50 MP, F2.2 aperture, 1/2.76" sensor, 81.2° FOV

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.	Android 14
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.	Nothing OS 2.6

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 4nm
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Up to 1.3 GHz Mali-G610 MC4 GPU
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	12 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	256GB UFS 2.2
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	In-display Fingerprint Sensor Accelerometer Electronic Compass Front Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope Proximity Sensor

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	v5.3, A2DP, BLE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 6, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac /ax, 2.4G/5G dual-band, 2x2 MIMO and MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	Type-C
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Messaging

SMS SMS (Short Messaging Service) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems. It uses standardized communications protocols to allow mobile phone devices to exchange short text messages over the networks.	Yes
MMS MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content (audio clips, video clips and images) to and from mobile phones over wireless networks using the WAP protocol.
Email Email (Electronic Mail) is a system for receiving, sending, and storing electronic messages, Similar to a letter, email is text messages that may contain files, images, or other attachments sent via the internet to a recipient by using applications and software prograps. An email address is required to receive email, and that address is unique to the user.	Yes

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.	5,000mAh
Placement	Non removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	50 W, 100% charge time for in 56 minutes, 50% in 21 minutes