Why Phone (2a) first
Phone (2a) is one of the newest and best-selling phones, allowing Nothing to collect feedback from a larger sample size. Nothing relies on chipset partners for Android updates, which can sometimes delay the release process.
MediaTek’s turnaround time was quicker with the Phone (2a)’s 7200 Pro processor, allowing it to be the first device with a stable version of the Nothing OS 3.0 beta before the Phone (2) powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Rather than delaying it to wait for the Phone (2) implementation, Nothing wanted some of the users to start testing it as soon as possible.
Calm down everyone.