NothingsmartphoneLast featured Jul 2025
Nothing Phone (2a)
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
A distinctive, good-value $349 phone with a great screen and clean software, though the Glyph features lack depth and the cameras are only middling.
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- Price when I covered it
- 599 dollars
- Featured in
- 8 videos · 2023–2025
- Category
- Phones · Mid-range
What I liked
- Outstanding battery life
- Great screen with slim borders for the price
- Clean, minimal software with little bloatware
- Good battery life and solid update support
- Distinctive design and fingerprint-resistant sides
- beautiful animations
What I didn't
- Last year's phone
- Glyph interface is running out of useful ideas
- Camera inconsistencies between lenses and too much HDR
- No zoom lens and 1080p-only front camera
- Occasional lag
- Cameras weaker on dynamic range and front video
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“I used the Nothing Phone 2 for quite a while. The battery life there was outstanding.”
“even if this was just a blank slate with no glyph lights no monochrome software no fancy design it would still be decent value”
“these guys have curated a package that is overall pretty spot-on for the majority of people”
“I really liked the nothing phone 2 I was so close to giving the award to this phone”
“it's just a cool phone with really such thoughtful design choices”
“it's an easy recommend”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
9:17Nothing Phone (3) - What have you done!?He used it for quite a while and remembers its battery life as outstanding.
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14:32The BEST Smartphones of 2024!Eliminated from the mid-range contest simply because it is last year's phone.
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6:59Why the Nothing CMF Phone 1 is a Game Changer.Mentioned as the more expensive Nothing phone, where the CEO kept the even bottom bezel and software support was better.
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0:23Nothing Phone (2a) Review - Did They Lie?A distinctive, good-value $349 phone with a great screen and clean software, though the Glyph features lack depth and the cameras are only middling.
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12:19The BEST Smartphones of 2023!Nearly won mid-range with thoughtful design, the Glyph interface and no spec sacrifices.
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0:00Nothing Phone (2) Review - Better than iPhone!?A confident, characterful phone that feels close to a flagship at half the price, held back by average cameras and a last-gen chip.
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9:00iOS 17 Hands on - Top 10 Features!Briefly referenced as a comparison for passive, mindful phone use, with a separate video linked.
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0:00Nothing Phone (2) Impressions ft Nothing CEO!Early impressions are positive, with a better Glyph interface, curved back, brighter display and smooth software, but he holds back a full verdict until his review.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Battery hero
“The battery life there was outstanding.”
▶ 9:18 - Value king
“it would still be decent value”
▶ 14:38 - Minimal
“this black and white completely stripped back aesthetic which I like”
▶ 3:20 - Gimmick
“fun party trick probably won't use it”
▶ 6:24 - Design object
“thoughtful design choices like the beautiful animations”
▶ 12:25 - Value king
“it feels close enough to a flagship when you're using it you don't feel like you've just got screwed by overpaying for a mid-ranger”
▶ 11:24 - Design object
“the phone's called so much personality that if you like it which I do then there's a very good chance you're gonna love it”
▶ 2:53 - Battery hero
“I'm just about getting to the seven hours of screen on time Mark every single day”
▶ 9:51
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