Nothing Phone (2a) review: The Glyph design language at a genuine mid-range price.
The cheapest way to get the Nothing look — and it works.
The Phone (2a) brings the Glyph design and clean Nothing OS to $349. The mid-tier Dimensity chip and IP54 rating are the expected mid-range compromises.
01Display
85/10085/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
02Camera
78/10078/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
03Performance
76/10076/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
04Battery
85/100At 85/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.
05Build
82/10082/100 puts it above the 78-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
06Value
87/10087/100 puts it above the 83-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
- Distinctive Glyph design at a $349 price.
- Clean, fast Nothing OS.
- Dual 50 MP rear cameras.
- Large 5,000 mAh battery with 45 W charging.
- Dimensity 7200 Pro is mid-tier.
- IP54 splash resistance only.
- Plastic frame; no wireless charging.
- USB-C limited to USB 2.0.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 6-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .