Nothing Phone (2a) first impressions

design

The Nothing Phone 2(a) looks distinct and unique, despite sharing similarities with other Nothing smartphones. The phone touts a transparent back, with LED lights around the camera module and a horizontally placed dual camera setup which is reminiscent of futuristic robots from Pixar movies. 

Colour variants

Just like it's elder sibling, the Nothing Phone 2(a) too comes in two colour variants: Black and White.

Glyph Interface

The Glyph Interface on the Nothing Phone (2a) consists of three LED strips placed around the camera module. Two of these are in circular arcs and one is a straight module placed vertically on the right. The overall functionality of the Glyph interface is similar to the Nothing Phone 2 as it lights up for calls and notifications, timers, progress indicators, etc.

No bloatware

Nothing has claimed that there will be no third-party apps (aka. bloatware) pre-installed on the device. 

Performance

The Nothing Phone (2a) will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro SoC paired with 12GB of RAM. According to the company, this processor offers better performance when compared to the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 782G SoCs. This will be thoroughly tested in our full review, so stay tuned to 91mobiles.