Nothing Phone (2a) Plus in for review | Infinium-tech

This is the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and you should think of it as a more powerful (not bigger) version of the 5-month-old Nothing Phone (2a) and not as a replacement. In fact, both phones will go on sale simultaneously.

So what’s special about the Plus? A new 50MP selfie camera (versus the regular 32MP) and an upgraded chipset – the Dimensity 7350 Plus has the same design as the Dimensity 7200 Pro, but it’s overclocked. That doesn’t sound like much, but Nothing claims a 10% faster CPU and 30% faster graphics performance, which is… well, something.

This new metallic grey colour also suits the phone quite well, which is also a good thing.

The retail package for the Phone (2a) Plus is the same as usual – you get a nice Nothing-branded USB-C cable and a SIM eject tool. You’ll need to bring your own charger – the phone supports up to 50W (5W more than the non-Plus model).

You get the same Glyph interface at the back as you get on the Nothing phone (2a). Currently, the Glyph interface can be used mainly for notifications and alerts, but it makes a nice difference in a world of phones with grey and black bars that are increasingly lacking visual personality.

Nothing OS is really fun to use. It is very responsive and the specially designed haptics add a physical dimension to the virtual world when you interact with it. Continuing this trend, the phone feels great in the hand. The slightly rounded edges on the rear panel make the Phone (2a) Plus comfortable to handle.

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus starts at $399/£399 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage trim. Pre-orders start today from Nothing.tech. In the meantime, we’ll start working on our review and you can expect to see it on our homepage in the next few weeks!