IN PICS | Nothing Phone 2a First Impressions

The newly-launched Nothing Phone 2a starts at Rs 23,999 for the 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage model. A quick first impressions in seven points.

Nothing has opted for a minimalist approach with the design of the Phone 2a.

The Nothing Phone 2a features a dual camera setup, like both the previous Nothing devices. The placement of the camera module differs from previous Nothing models and it is a refreshing change..

The phone comes with a plastic transparent back panel, which is smooth and very susceptible to fingerprints.

Nothing has rolled out two OTA security updates aimed at enhancing both phone and camera performance.

Nothing says that it has used 100 per cent recycled aluminium for the frame. Apart from this, the phone is made out of recycled steel, tin, copper foil and plastic parts.

The Nothing Phone 2a operates on Nothing OS 2.5 on top of Android 14. Nothing commits to providing three years of OS updates and four years of security patches.

With the Phone 2a, Nothing has refreshed the Glyph interface, this time reducing the number of LED strips.

The bottom of the phone houses the USB Type-C port, a speaker, a microphone, and the SIM card tray.