The new Nothing mobile phone is exposed: the design of the light bar is continued, and the geek style is full
Recently, Dylan Roussel took to social media to share key specs about the Nothing Phone 2a and showed off a demo animation. Combined with the previously leaked news, it is likely that the new Nothing Phone will be officially unveiled at MWC 2024, which will be held from February 26 to February 29, 2024, and will be priced at around $400.
You may not know much about Nothing, a mobile phone brand, which is an independent brand founded by OnePlus co-founder Pei Yu. In 2022, Nothing released its first mobile phone, the Nothing Phone (1), which stands out among other phones with a very high-tech and audiophile design language. It's an out-and-out geek-oriented brand, very much in the style of OnePlus back then.
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The Nothing Phone 2a exposed this time is the third mobile phone of the Nothing brand since its inception.
The exterior of the Nothing Phone 2a continues the design style of the previous generation, with a system of 3 Glyph light bar elements on the back, a horizontal rear camera, and a centered punch hole on the front.
(Source: X Platform)
According to the latest leaked pictures, the position and number of rear cover light strips have changed greatly compared with the previous generation, and the position of the camera module has also been moved from the upper left corner of the previous two generations to the upper center position.
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In terms of hardware configuration, the Nothing Phone 2a is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chip, and the phone comes with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. As for photography, the Nothing Phone 2a comes with a 16-megapixel f/2.0 selfie camera on the front, a 50MP main camera and an 8MP ultra-wide camera on the rear. Finally, in terms of system and battery life, the Nothing Phone 2a comes pre-installed with Nothing OS 2.5 based on Android 14 and comes with a 4920mAh battery.
Back at the beginning of the launch of the brand's first phone, it was not difficult to see that the Nothing Phone was not meant to compete with high-end flagship models, but instead chose a relatively small but unique market segment.
In an environment where Android machines are stacked with configurations, heat dissipation, and images, the Nothing Phone seems to be trying to differentiate itself in a highly homogeneous market, standing out through its unique exterior design and personalized elements. Although the software and hardware configuration is slightly insufficient among competing products at the same price, its unique design style still wins the love of many geek users, and it also forms a distinct brand recognition among many homogeneous products.
(Source: Lei Technology)