Nothing Phone (2a) Plus

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus has a standard, non-folding form factor measuring 161.7 × 76.3 mm with a thickness of 8.5 mm and a weight of 190 g, giving it a total volume of roughly 104.87 cm³. It carries an IP54 rating, confirming resistance to dust and water splashes in everyday conditions. The device is not built to a rugged specification, but its French Repairability Index score of 7.8 out of 10 reflects a relatively serviceable design by regulatory standards.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus features a 6.7″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2412 px and a pixel density of 395 ppi, delivering a sharp and vibrant visual experience. The panel runs at a 120Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and typical brightness sits at 700 nits alongside a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, while Dolby Vision is not available. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 and includes an Always-On Display mode, though there is no secondary screen. Dolby Vision aside, the display rounds out its feature set with full touch input support.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro chipset, built on a 4 nm process with a CPU configuration of 2 x 3 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz cores, supported by big.LITTLE architecture, Heterogeneous Multi-Processing, and multithreading. Graphics are handled by an integrated Mali G610 MC4 GPU running at 1300 MHz. The SoC also includes integrated LTE and supports 64-bit processing. The handset pairs this with 12 GB of LPDDR4 RAM at 6400 MHz and 256 GB of internal storage. In benchmarks, it scores 805,721 on AnTuTu, 2,662 in Geekbench 6 multi-core, and 1,195 in single-core, giving a concrete sense of its processing output across workloads.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus features a dual rear camera system with two 50 MP CMOS sensors at apertures of f/2.2 and f/1.9, each with a pixel size of 1 µm, and optical image stabilization built in. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus for photos, as well as continuous autofocus during video recording, though laser autofocus is absent. The main camera supports 4K video recording at 30 fps along with slow-motion capture, while HDR10 recording and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls extend to exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed is not included; additional shooting modes cover burst, panorama, and timelapse. A single LED flash is present, with no dual-tone or RGB flash. The 50 MP front camera sits at f/2.2 in a conventional placement — not under the display — and comes without a front flash or a secondary front lens. RAW capture and 360° panorama are not supported, nor does the system offer 3D photo or video recording.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus ships with Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering location access, camera and microphone permissions, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. On the customization side, users have access to dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and customizable notifications, while focus modes and app offloading are not available. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page scrolling screenshots, a media picker, Live Text, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, multi-user profiles, child lock, battery health check, extra dim mode, and device tracking. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided, and Quick Start and Wi-Fi password sharing are likewise not supported.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that includes a battery level indicator. It supports 50W wired fast charging, though wireless charging is not available. A charger is not included in the box.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus includes stereo speakers and a triple microphone setup, but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack and does not offer a built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-quality Bluetooth codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with download speeds reaching up to 4700 Mbit/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), and Bluetooth 5.3 is on board alongside NFC. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds, and there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. Sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, GPS, and Galileo support, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are absent. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner, 3D facial recognition, or stylus included. Crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are likewise not featured.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.