The recent years have seen various industry-wide trends within the tech scene, including different sizes for a smartphone lineup. As a whole, three options will be available for the buying crowd — the standard model and a less powerful or higher-end sibling.
UK-based company Nothing, which impressed many with its sleek, glyph aesthetics upon debut, is wading into these waters for the first time. The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus promises more horsepower than the base iteration, proving that it isn’t all style and no substance.
Like before, the handset measures 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm and features a 6.7-inch AMOLED display boasting a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and a resolution of 2,412 x 1,080 pixels. The hardware has been upgraded, however, running a MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G chip (versus MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro) and a Mali-G610 GPU outfit.
Coupled with an advanced cooling system, the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is certainly well-equipped to tackle highly demanding tasks for both work and play. Pitting it against Zenless Zone Zero, Genshin Impact, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, and PUBG Mobile yielded a predictably impressive result, especially in terms of thermal management. The icing on the cake? It only demands an asking price of S$569 — a tempting and budget-friendly alternative for those with lean wallets.
Check how the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus performs in the above video, which covers starting temperatures, performance indicators, and cooling capabilities.
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