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 80-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
02Camera
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
85/10085/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2024.
05Build
82/10082/100 puts it above the 76-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.
06Value
87/100At 87/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 10 points above the cohort average.
- 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 171-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .