Is it REALLY the phone of the YEAR?! Nothing Phone (2a) Review

In my Nothing Phone (2a) review, I reveal my thoughts on whether or not this budget smartphone is the phone of the year, as some have suggested. At just £319, is it worth your money, or is it too cheap to consider worthy of contention?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Pricing and specs
02:36 - Design
06:06 - Performance
08:20 - Camera
11:28 - Conclusion

[MarkEllisReviews]

What would make you buy a budget phone over a flagship phone (apart from price)?

[gandhariajay]

You have provided an honest review and its really good to have youtubers like you who have good work ethics. Nothing is going to be something special soon. Watchout apple, Samsung, google etc

[kollep_gadget_audio]

waited for you reviewing phone 2a!!
i'm Japanese and I often recommend your videos to my friends!

[NiallOSullivan]

I love how, when you said "it's very impressive for the price" the Vision Pro in the background slowly faded into the bokeh blur. Well played!

[KingKpop]

I am getting my unit tomorrow, and am very excited to check it out. Thanks for this review. You just got a new subscriber!

[sarahflanagan]

This is a really intriguing phone - I've been buying the flagships for years, but all I'm really interested in is a decent screen and a reasonable camera. What Nothing are achieving at this price point is incredibly impressive.

[majtechtings]

We had "the eyes" on the LG G6 and theres a decent amount of homage to that phone in the 2a's design language...which I'm always a fan of if done right. Seems like a nice budget option.

[registeredblindgamer]

Great review, love the format. I don't heavily use my phone either using it as a phone. I don't need performance and all I care about is if it is nice to use. Great battery life, amazing screen and the cameras are a good upgrade over the Phone 1.

I got my white Phone 2a 12+256gb on Monday and it is amazing. I decided to get the case and screen protector from Nothing with it. I had the Phone 1 and this is a perfect device for me, plus it came with a year free of Perplexity Pro which is great fun to play with!

[ppan]

Honest and clean review! I will buy Nothing phone 2A for my mom as I already have NP2 😂 Thank you!

[SRolla]

Mark, since I subbed to your channel, I honestly love your genuine reviews spiced with your complete utter british humor, keep up the geat work!!!

[fizziefizzer]

I own both the S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max but I'm getting the Phone (2a) I don't care that combination of hardware and software design got me sold. I want to experience that and only Nothing provides that

[CutlerVisual]

Hey mate loved the review! Are you a Warwick resident too? I live in Warwick so will keep an eye out for you!! Subbed :)

[tjr]

I brought it after spending 4 months researching budget phones it ticks all my needs.. im moving from oneplus 7t and carls from oneplus back when they actually made good budget phones...

[akorejepade]

Video and photos look great to me! It is on my list for my next phone as my A52 is getting a bit old....

[hooshm]

I wish they offered the Nothing 2a with a 512GB version 🤔

[phillipperez]

Stunning! I wish it was fully compatible with Verizon's network in the US.

[malekinception]

I love what nothing is doing, I’m ready to see what their flashship is going to look like.

[masashiyeo]

Been using since day 1 and I'm loving it, only Phone 2 was better imo

[chieflingco]

The mediaktek 7200 pro is actually not bad at all. It sits above the apple a12 bionic and below the a13 bionic. Pretty good for $350.

[MKE]

I'd probably get this phone alongside with waiting Nord 3 after seeing A35 and A55's mediocre offerings at a higher price. Though one concern is emulation compatibility. Thanks for the review!