Nothing Phone 2a Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Nothing Phone 2a - conquering the mid-price segment

The Chinese company Nothing, consisting of former employees of the famous OnePlus corporation, is famous mainly for its flagship mobile electronics with a truly original design. However, the desire to make more profit led developers to the need to release more affordable smartphones. The hero of today's review is the first representative of a new value category for the manufacturer. And it turned out to be quite interesting.

The appearance of the new product is memorable and original. The dual photo module is surrounded by three LEDs that display notifications, charging percentage and other processes. The rear panel has a translucent texture, while the front panel pleases with a frameless 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a built-in fingerprint scanner. The quality of the screen is high, which is noticeable by the increased 120-Hz picture refresh rate, a brightness reserve of more than 1500 nits and FullHD+ resolution, which is generally sufficient for image clarity at the diagonal used. There is also an oleophobic coating.

The selection of technical characteristics is extremely successful. The MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset, which has a 4nm process technology and is built on the latest ARM Cortex A715, A510 cores, together with 8GB/12GB of RAM and the Mali G610MP4 video accelerator, demonstrates impressive performance at the level of 750-800 thousand points in the AnTuTu benchmark and is ready for long gaming sessions show smooth gameplay in resource-intensive Genshin Impact and Fortnite. Of course, a high-tech processor also has a positive effect on the autonomy of the phablet. A 5000 mAh battery lasts for a day and a half of intensive work with the device, while the power of the included charger is 45W. The size of the permanent memory can reach 128/256GB, but when purchasing, you must take into account that you cannot expand the ROM with microSD cards.

A pair of main 50-megapixel cameras (Sony IMX890 main sensor with optical stabilization and a wide-angle lens) are suitable not only for daytime but also for evening shooting. Photos in terms of detail and natural color rendering are not inferior to those of opponents, videos in 4K resolution are devoid of many artifacts. Stereo sound is present, the volume of the speakers is uniform, and the bass can be heard. Of course, the unit could not do without support for NFC contactless payment and 5G networks. Savings are visible only in the absence of a telephoto lens, moisture protection according to IP68 standards and wireless charging. However, even without them, a reasonably priced phone has every chance of success.