Today we unveiled Phone (2a) Plus, our highly anticipated new smartphone.
Phone (2a) Plus takes our most popular smartphone and amplifies three key areas: performance, camera and design. Powered by a world exclusive processor, the MediaTek 7350 Pro 5G, for an even smoother and faster user experience. Additionally, a new 50 MP front camera sensor has been implemented for superstar selfies, and new metallic colourways have been developed to reflect superior specifications.
“Phone (2a) continues to be a big success since its launch in March. Since then, we have listened to our community to fine-tune the camera experience via multiple software updates. However, we recognized a demand for even more advanced features among our power users. This is why we are launching the Phone (2a) Plus – to cater to those who crave powerful performance, elevated camera capabilities, and a fresh metallic design”- @Carl
🎨 Design
Phone (2a) Plus introduces two new colours: metallic Grey and an updated Black. Reminiscent of machinery, the metallic finish offers a new premium expression of Nothing’s design language, while highlighting the cutting-edge upgrades of Phone (2a) Plus.
⚡️ Performance
The secret behind Phone (2a) Plus’ power is the MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G processor, a world exclusive to Nothing. Recognising the importance of entertainment in people’s everyday lives, this chipset has been meticulously co-engineered to make our latest device a gamer’s dream.
Featuring cutting-edge TSMC 4 nm Gen 2 technology, with 8 cores running up to 3.0 GHz – nearly 10% faster CPU than Phone (2a) – everyday app multitasking is now a walk in the park. And it’s supported by an ARM Mali-G610 MC4 GPU clocking at 1.3 GHz, which is 30% faster when gaming than Phone (2a).
📸 Camera
Since the Phone (2a) launch in March, we have released seven camera-focused software updates with 26 individual camera improvements. These updates fine-tune the camera experience by enhancing colour accuracy, saturation, and optimised colour consistency. Additionally, they improve blur accuracy, camera app loading speeds, and overall performance.
Take photography to the next level with our debut triple 50 MP camera system. Phone (2a) Plus’ selfie camera now captures sublime 4K video at 30 FPS, a hardware upgrade from Phone (2a)’s 32 MP sensor.
Boasting a large light-absorbing 50 MP main sensor with a f/1.88 lens, an ultra-wide 50 MP sensor with a 114º field of view, and now, a 50 MP front camera for superstar selfies and better quality video calling. All three sensors support direct 50 MP photo output, HDR photo capture, and 4K video recording.
🔋 Battery and Charging
For those who haven’t the time to wait, Phone (2a) Plus has rapid 50W Fast Charging, which means it can be charged to one day’s power in under 20 minutes, nearly 10% faster than Phone (2a).
Phone (2a) Plus remains fitted with our biggest smartphone battery to date, a powerful 5,000 mAH unit. It can deliver up to two days of use on a full charge and retains over 90% of its full capacity, even after 1,000 charging cycles.
💿 Nothing OS / AI
With Nothing OS 2.6, we have expanded its library with even more functional widgets for mindful interactions on your home and lock screens. Complete with swipeable views and animations for more levels of information.
Following on from its ChatGPT integrations in the year, we have developed the News Reporter Widget. A daily digest that leverages AI technology to aggregate daily news in a simple and intuitive format and read aloud by Nothing CFO Tim Holbrow. It is available on all Nothing smartphones through the Nothing Widgets app on the Google Play Store.
The widget provides curated news from eight selectable genres, including: business, entertainment, general, health, science, sports and technology. The AI system then summarises news articles from English language news sources based on category and converts them to audio. Each story summary lasts 1 minute with a total of 8 stories per day. Every morning (local time relative), the widget will automatically refresh with a new bank of stories. To skip a story, simply head to the Quick Settings Panel or Media Player widget. News Reporter works instantly with no sign-up required.
For full specs and details, head to nothing.tech
Availability & Pricing
Phone (2a) Plus is available in Grey and Black:
In London, Nothing Store Soho will be the first place in the world where people can buy the new device - from 11:00 AM BST on Saturday 3 August
In the US, Phone (2a) Plus is available in Grey with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage for $399 through the US Beta Program. Users will be able to purchase Phone (2a) Plus through the US Beta Program on August 7 at 9:00am ET
Further market availability and pricing will be announced in September
