Excellent value for money with a design that leaves no one indifferent, this is the promise of Nothing with its Nothing Phone (2a). A smartphone for less than 350 euros that has all the makings of a great one, available at Fnac, in store or for delivery.
If you are tired of having to look in the catalog of the same manufacturers when it comes to changing smartphones, it is time to look for something new elsewhere. This is exactly what the Nothing brand offers with its Nothing Phone (2a). Not content with presenting a product with a unique design, the British brand has given it a technical sheet that makes the main players in the sector pale. It is currently one of the best mid-range smartphones of 2024. And we explain why.
A design that has nothing to do with other smartphones
With a design that makes it look like it came out of a science fiction film, the Nothing Phone (2a) has one of the most original aesthetics in the small world of smartphones. With a partially recycled plastic back, Nothing gives your smartphone a transparent look, which gives the sensation of seeing into its innards.
To this, we add the Glyph light interface, the trademark of Nothing smartphones. The light circle around the photo module plays the role of an indicator to warn of the reception of messages, the end of a timer, or the arrival of a call. It can also be used as a flashlight.
At the front, the Nothing Phone (2a) benefits from a beautiful 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with an adaptive 120 Hz refresh rate, which can go down to 30 Hz if necessary. Enough to offer fluid navigation, with good colorimetric accuracy.
Its maximum brightness also allows you to see clearly in most situations, including when the Sun is at its zenith. On a mid-range smartphone, the Nothing Phone (2a) therefore offers a quality screen usually reserved for more high-end products.
Nothing OS 2.5: an interface that leaves nothing to chance
To accompany its very good screen, Nothing has also focused on a quality user experience. With Nothing OS 2.5, the manufacturer is based on Android 14 and offers a plethora of well-thought-out customizations.
In addition to the absence of pre-installed partner applications, Nothing OS 2.5 incorporates the best ideas of the competition such as the possibility of configuring a very large quantity of widgets: clocks in all their forms, screen time indicators, weather, etc. They all have a particularly neat design.
To push customization to the maximum, Nothing OS has integrated a “wallpaper studio» which allows you to generate wallpapers by AI by combining predefined terms.
A double photo module that will allow you not to miss anything
However, if you are more the type to put your own photographs as wallpaper, again the Nothing Phone (2a) has thought of you. Its dual 50-megapixel module lets you switch between usual wide-angle shots and those enabled by ultra-wide-angle.
Above all, it benefits from optical (SIO) and digital (SIE) stabilization to ensure clear images, even when the light conditions are not met.
At the front, selfie aficionados will be more than satisfied with the 32 megapixel sensor and its portrait mode.
Performance that has nothing to envy of the competition
All these hardware and software customization features have no impact on the autonomy of the Nothing Phone (2a). Better still, it obtained the 2nd best score recorded in 2024 by the autonomy tests carried out by the Frandroid editorial staff.
If we add to that a generous configuration of 8+128 GB or 12+256 GB, a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro processor and a RAM Booster allowing for increased power, we obtain a product that is only mid-range the price. It also received a very good rating of 8/10 from the editorial staff. With a price of 349 euros, the Nothing Phone (2a) is available at Fnac in store or delivered directly to your home.