Nothing Phone 2a vs Nothing Phone 2a Plus: 3 Key Differences

Nothing Phone 2a vs Nothing Phone 2a Plus: Carl Pei has introduced the brand new Nothing Phone 2a Plus, an upgraded version of the regular Phone 2a. Now everyone is confused about whether they should buy or skip this. The Nothing Phone 2a Plus comes with the latest MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro chipset which is 10% faster than the previously launched Regular Phone 2a’s Dimenisty 7200 Pro SoC.

But the point is, its price also increased the 5% from the regular Phone 2a price and if you buy it at the offer, that difference will increase also, almost 10%. The Phone 2a Plus has the better optimization in performance, concluded also as the gaming phone.

Also, the company has many On-paper exciting features but it is not worth it at this cost. So here we are with the in-depth comparison of key differences between both phones that will help you to make the right decision when you look the buy a Nothing Phone.

Nothing Phone 2a vs Nothing Phone 2a Plus: Major Differences

Both, Regular Phone 2a and 2a Plus have the same 6.7-inch, 120Hz Refresh Rate, AMOLED Display, dual 50-megapixel camera on the rear side, Under-display fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C, 360-degree NFC, 5000mAh Non-Removal Battery, Up to 12GB RAM and 256GB Storage, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity and Compass.

Let’s look up the major key differences between Nothing Phone 2a vs Nothing Phone 2a Plus—

Camera

The Regular Nothing Phone 2a launched with a dual camera setup on the rear side including 50 megapixels (f/1.9, 24mm (wide), OIS) and another 50 MP (114˚ UW, f/2.2) camera. This dual 50 Mp camera setup lets you the 4K recording at 30 FPS, and 1080p recording at 60 & 120 FPS.

The front side has a 32Mp shooter on the front side that supports panorama & HDR and allows you to record 1080p videos at 30FPS which is not good, the 60FPS FHD+ videos are required at this cost.

Now moving to the Nothing Phone 2a Plus which developed great things on the camera specs. The Nothing Phone 2a Plus sports the dual camera setup on the rear side also but has major sensor upgrades. The rear camera setup is a 50 MP (f/1.9, 24mm wide, PDAF, OIS) and another 50 MP (f/2.2, 114˚ ultrawide camera). Also, the company has placed another 50 Mp camera on the front side.

The exciting thing is, that both the camera setup supports 4K recording, however rear camera setup has more options like 60FPS Recording at 1080p but this doesn’t have the selfie camera setup.

But after the camera test of both phones, it seems like both are almost similar in taking photos. The Phone 2a Plus has advantages but there are a few differences between both phones, however, the selfie camera looks better.

Processor

The regular Nothing Phone 2a has the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset with the octa-core and two clusters with a 2.8GHz max clock speed. It comes with the Mali-G610 MC4 GPU for graphics processing, now look at the Phone 2a Plus.

The Nothing Phone 2a Plus sports the MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro chipset with the octa-core and dual cluster architecture with a max clock speed of 3.0GHz. It is 10% faster than the previous Phone 2a’s Dimensity 7200 Pro.

In terms of performance, the Phone 2a Plus is better than the regular Phone 2a, even the Plus model has started considering a gaming phone that showcases the excellence of the next-gen performance of the Phone 2a Plus.

Charging Capabilities

The regular phone 2a comes with a 5000mAh Non-removal battery with 45W fast charging support, over this, the Phone 2a Plus launched with the same 5000mAh non-removal battery but an upgrade in charging capabilities. The Phone 2a Plus has 50W fast charging support, 10% faster than the regular phone 2a.

Price

The regular Nothing Phone 2a price starts at Rs 25,999 for the base model 8GB RAM+256GB Storage and the 12GB RAM+256GB Storage model priced at Rs 27,999.

The Nothing Phone 2a Plus price starts at Rs 27,999 for the base model 8GB RAM+256GB Storage and you have to pay 29,999 for the 12GB RAM+256GB Storage variant. Almost 5% of the price increment of the new device launched by Nothing.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Specifications

• Model: Nothing Phone 2a Plus
• Dimension: 161.7mm x 8.5mm x 76.3mm
• Weight: 190 grams
• IP Rating: IP54 Rated
• Display: 6.7 Inch, Flexible AMOLED, 120Hz RR Adaptive
• Fingerprint Scanner: In-display
• Brightness: 1300 nits (peak), 1100 nits (outdoor brightness), 700 nits (typical brightness)
• OS: Android 14
• UI: Nothing OS 2.6
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (TSMC’s 4nm)
• Rear Camera: 50MP (f/1.8, 1/1.57 Inch Sensor, OIS & EIS, Auto Focus, 10X Digital Zoom) + 50MP (f/2.2, 1/2.76 Inch Sensor, 114-degree FOV)
• Rear Camera Video: 4K @30FPS, 1080p @60FPS
• Front Camera: 50MP (f/2.2, 1/2.76 Inch Sensor, 81.2-degree FOV)
• Front Camera Video: 4K @30FPS, 1080p @60FPS, Slo-mo at 1080p @120FPS, Night Mode 1080p @30FPS, Action Mode
• Engine: TrueLense Engine (Ultra XDR, AI Vivid Mode, Portrait Optimiser, Motion Capture, Night Mode, Action Mode)
• Multimedia: Dual Stereo Speakers
• NFC: Yes
• GPS: L1, GLONASS (G1), DBS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)
• Bluetooth: 5.3
• Gyroscope: Yes
• Proximity Sensor: Yes
• Battery: 5000mAh
• Charging: 50W Fast
• Color Models: Silver Metallic, Grey