Nothing is affordable now - Nothing Phone (2a)

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Nothing is back with their third phone, but this time they've gone full mid-range budget phone. The (2a) might not have as many fancy lights or specs, but with a VERY competitive price and a... "unique" design, Nothing might just have a winner on their hands.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Is this too good to be true?
0:38 Unboxing and design/spec impressions
2:27 LABS battery and display test results
3:00 Back to design and glyphs
4:33 Sponsor - Tello
5:09 Display impressions
6:19 Camera impressions
9:40 Misc. specs, NothingOS, and speaker impressions
12:07 Pricing/availability, glyph composer, misc LABS notes
14:13 Outro

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@ShortCircuit 2 ай бұрын

CLARIFICATION: At 9:40 Linus says the phone has an aluminum frame, but the exterior is plastic with the internal mid-frame being aluminum.

@dismiggo 2 ай бұрын

Appreciating the clarification, but at the same time, I feel like a reaction time of two days a bit slow. Especially when the vast majority of people who will ever watch this video, have already done so

@dismiggo Ай бұрын

@@PrograErrorThat's a great idea actually. However I must disagree on the coding site of things. Implementing features on a project the size of KZfaq is *never* trivial.

@PrograError Ай бұрын

@@dismiggo pretty sure they could reuse the system for misleading and medical info (you know the ones below Dr. Mike's which say he's a medical professional. And the ones with additional info from Wiki or about COVID)

@riccardobrandolini2545 Ай бұрын

@@dismiggoWho fucking cares about the frame material on a phone that cheap.

@dismiggo Ай бұрын

@@riccardobrandolini2545Mate calm down. Also, that's not the point. The point is that after the PR fiasco a few months ago, they committed to better themselves - do better research, clear things up, if they're reported incorrectly, etc. But things like these make it seem like they've fallen back into their old habits, which is unfortunate.

@JohnneyleeRollins 2 ай бұрын

“You will own Nothing, and you will like it” - Linus, 2024

@Mr.Marbles 2 ай бұрын

if they dont use that line as an ad i will be very angry.

@xelaander8429 2 ай бұрын

This is the only context in which I approve of said messaging

@raawesome3851 2 ай бұрын

@@Mr.Marbles that would be dystopian 💀

@gjorgdy 2 ай бұрын

@@Mr.Marbles Bit too controversial, it's used a lot in conspiracy theories.

@Mr.Marbles 2 ай бұрын

@@gjorgdy no it was actually said by some capitalist guy as far as i remember. So yeah, obviously negative implications there haha. Dbrand would pull it off tho.

@randelcarpio 2 ай бұрын

"I feel like I've aged 10 years in the last decade" Well.... You are definitely right 😅

@T_theTrain 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad someone else noticed this 😂

@jonnlloyde 2 ай бұрын

His age wrinkles was just hiding behind his beard since pandemic beard 😂

@TheJubess 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations, you got the joke

@Elliewright18 2 ай бұрын

"Every 60 seconds in africa, a minute passes"

@cuongluuchi4226 2 ай бұрын

goddamn i feel stupid for not recognizing it

@Eli-zb2yj 2 ай бұрын

He reviewed nothing. There is nothing in the box

@prawny12009 2 ай бұрын

Nothing to see here

@pepeshadilay 2 ай бұрын

The John Cena phone

@yensteel 2 ай бұрын

Nothing has impressed me.

@stewartphillips Ай бұрын

nothing brings me joy

@idiotbrownie1525 Ай бұрын

nothing happaned (pun intended)

@siddhj2206 2 ай бұрын

That Note 9 just refuses to die doesn't it. I feel like it orchestrated the assassination of the Fold 3 to get more screen time.

@smashallpots1428 2 ай бұрын

i still love mine peak phone

@dru4670 2 ай бұрын

Still rocking the note 🎵

@ocratitude 2 ай бұрын

I use a s22 but pulled out my old s9, definitely impressive size to screen ratio and thinness.

@finbenton 2 ай бұрын

I still have my note 9 on the bedside for watching shit in bed, its over 5 years old and battery is still ok, it refuses to go out but last security updates it got was 2022 so

@finbenton 2 ай бұрын

Gotta say compared to new phones and my S24+, note 9 has very similar screen size and quality but its a lot lighter and slimmer phone in hand.

@arrtea 2 ай бұрын

"Feel like I've aged 10 years in the last decade" -Linus

@TheRealWoofer 2 ай бұрын

I feel like he’s de-aged 20 in the past month honestly…

@Garrettdx1988 2 ай бұрын

Linus still rocking the Note 9 is awesome. I hope he uses it for another six years

@NonLegitNation2 2 ай бұрын

he said he was switching though after it fell in the pool, but I guess he isn't?

@happily7514 2 ай бұрын

@@NonLegitNation2 That was the Fold 3 that fell in the pool, Dan ended up being able to fix it and Linus gave it to him

@ToxicMothBoi 2 ай бұрын

@@happily7514thats kinda sick ngl

@hpenvy1106 2 ай бұрын

The 2 factor authentication apps will eventually give in if the OS is too old.

@Xfade81 2 ай бұрын

@@hpenvy1106then he can just install lineage os which at time of writing is 1 android version ahead. ( i have a spare LG G5 which started on Android 7, but now is on 14 with Lineage)

@spookpeople 2 ай бұрын

9:40 "it's got an aluminin frame" the frame of the phone is a dense plastic (not a bad thing)

@Schwabtastic 2 ай бұрын

The fact that it tricked him is a testament to the build quality.

@spookpeople 2 ай бұрын

@@Schwabtastic definitely

@DrewFrench 2 ай бұрын

The 1 and 2 have aluminum frames. I have them both. Did it change on the 2a?

@jivewig 2 ай бұрын

@@DrewFrenchyes, cause it’s hundreds of dollars less

@spookpeople 2 ай бұрын

in the press event i think they presented as a polycarbonate unibody

@No-lv3re 2 ай бұрын

This is like a masterclass ShortCircuit episode. Pulling out the Note 9 for the photo compare and showing off the differences, solid call-backs, and really putting the phone in context for the price.

@utkarsh4798 2 ай бұрын

“Instead of the blank space, if you had friends” - Linus, 2024

@NicolaiWeitkemper 2 ай бұрын

Instead of Nothing…

@mikearisbrocken8507 2 ай бұрын

I bought it and had it for almost a week. And I love it. I sold my iPhone 13 pro max, and despite the camera downgrade, I am much happier. Glad to be back in Android, especially with this which feels like a spiritual sequel to old OnePlus.

@rolih6 2 ай бұрын

Dont get it only if everything from apple ecosystem was iphone.. If you want ecosystem the only option is apple

@erichb4530 Ай бұрын

@@rolih6 really? what is unique to Apple's ecosystem? google photos ecosystem is fantastic (backup, automated memories, creating photo collections for you, etc), the maps function integrates incredibly well with calendar, even reminds you of what time you should leave to be somewhere on time, including emails you received in gmail with travel itineraries you forgot to add to calendar. links very easily to google home, both of which work great with Spotify (which I realize is not Google, but Spotify also supports storing your own audio collection even with no subscription so I'd never use Apple Music anyways), the google home shows me recipes, allows me to add stuff to my shopping list verbally and immediately view on my phone, allows me to sideload any apps I want not from the google store (or even load my own OS if I really wanted to), has models available with 3.5mm audio jacks if I want to have superior sound quality with an external DAC. What am I missing? different coloured texts and other non industry standard texting (unless I use the more internationally popular whatsapp), facetime (also has both a google equivalent and whatsapp). I don't get it.

@nocturn9x Ай бұрын

@@rolih6 Samsung is getting there

@icyhawt2854 Ай бұрын

@@nocturn9x it is already there people just dont want to try it, they get scared spending big bucks on samsung 'stuff' just watch youtube vids on this topic, samsungs is even better id say as they have more tools or devices you can interact with Edit : also for phones get an s series if you really want to compare with i phone or really just want a good long term phone, people out here buying a 300 400$ phones and comparing with apples like what did u expect with less money u are going to get more performance ??

@SwainixFPV Ай бұрын

I still have a Oneplus 6, considering this as my next phone if/when the OP6 dies

@cunibon4395 2 ай бұрын

The brithnes slider just has a preview of the brightness after you change it. You can long press the flashlight button in the top pulldown menu to enable the glyph constantly

@mattbrix350 2 ай бұрын

Watching this in my NP 2a, love this thing already. My first choice was actually S24, I settled to NP2a for saving $$$

@tiberseptim6648 13 күн бұрын

Did it work out bro? How's the phone doing? I struggle between 2a and iPhone 15 i really don't know, is it laggy? Does it takes long to process pics?? Does it freeze?

@mattbrix350 13 күн бұрын

@@tiberseptim6648 Still happy after month of using it. It's not laggy and been very solid month. I've been on heavy gaming in it 10hrs straight one time and 4 hrs daily. I'm not into camera too much, but I can tell camera is good when I took a picture better than my previous one Galaxy S9.

@mattbrix350 13 күн бұрын

@@tiberseptim6648 also you cant really compare it to iphone. Get the iphone 15 if you have the budget. N2a is just a better option under mid ranger phones that has good performance to price ratio.

@arnabbiswasalsodeep 2 ай бұрын

I guess the sound was from camera as backup since on person mic failed

@felixwehner5450 2 ай бұрын

I think so too. when he gets louder you can hear the echo of the room

@Tyler412324 2 ай бұрын

yea was going to say. i noticed in a couple of shortcircuit videos recently, the sound has been pretty bad!

@SebasSant87 2 ай бұрын

I dont think so, is too good to be onboard camara, considering they shoot with a 50mm+. Perhaps a not so well palced boom mic

@user-vg6qv5jv3w 2 ай бұрын

How are y'all sound whoring an unboxing channel...? The majority of KZfaq views are from Mobile devices and won't even notice unless it is using a Razer Mic.

@felixwehner5450 2 ай бұрын

@@user-vg6qv5jv3w well i can tell it on my phone. And maybe because other shortcircuit videos have much better sound.

@RisingRevengeance 2 ай бұрын

If I had any reason to give up on my galaxy S10 anytime soon I'd definitely consider it. It's nice to see some cheaper good phones again. I hope they keep targetting these prices in the future and don't just abbandon it right away like oneplus.

@daniellaw2348 2 ай бұрын

S10 is the goat with a changed battery, shame I broke it whilst changing it lmao

@RisingRevengeance 2 ай бұрын

@@daniellaw2348 Yeah the battery is not the best but enough for me. And boy these new phones are hell to work on...

@DL_Burga Ай бұрын

@@daniellaw2348 Agreed, replaced the battery and it still drains quite a bit, but the performance and features are crazy good still for a 2019 flagship.

@JBiton 2 ай бұрын

I feel like I’ve aged 14 minutes and 19 seconds in the last 14 minutes and 19 seconds ( 8:59 )

@DrewFrench 2 ай бұрын

I love the used Crab Rave as your sound test, lol. I have the Nothing Phone 1 and 2. Very happy with both of them and their battery life and lack of bloatware

@FARBerserker 2 ай бұрын

i wish it had a 3.5mm jack. maybe an infra dead blaster.

@YankeeTM 2 ай бұрын

I would also like to have the infra dead blaster!

@Qrzychu92 2 ай бұрын

@@YankeeTM honest question, what would you use it for? I only use a remote for my TV which the LG OLED. I am not even sure if it has a IR receiever, I can aim the remote behind me and it works. Why would I prefer to use some shitty app on my phone instead?

@dougnulton 2 ай бұрын

@@Qrzychu92to dead-ify things

@YankeeTM Ай бұрын

@@Qrzychu92 read my comment properly, lol.

@Qrzychu92 Ай бұрын

@@YankeeTM lol, I just went into autocorrect mode I think :D

@Holli094 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the call quality.

@tobiasjennerjahn8659 2 ай бұрын

I'd feel pretty good about recommending this to friends looking for a phone in this price range. That's super impressive considering how young the company is. Seems like Carl Pei really does know how to run a phone company. I know he did it with oneplus, but the circumstances were so different back then. Doing it twice is truly impressive.

@Justachamp772 2 ай бұрын

Can't get used to beardless Linus

@The-Archduck 2 ай бұрын

It's old Linus, he grew the beard during COVID

@Justachamp772 2 ай бұрын

@@The-Archduck I know bro, I am watching him since 2017, I want blonde or green hair linus

@chudacough 2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@tgrav3 2 ай бұрын

These are re-uploads from that time they got hacked

@ScifiMike12 2 ай бұрын

@@tgrav3His phone said Tuesday, March 12. That's this year.

@IckyWilbur 2 ай бұрын

What's up with the sound in this video? Did you guys change mics, the set or something? It sounds quite different and there's so much echo as well.

@stranger01422 2 ай бұрын

Yeah i thought my headphone was broken. It sounds so different and a lot worse.

@uniformgeist303 2 ай бұрын

yeah

@kayvak7267 2 ай бұрын

Yup, it's somehow muffled, not crispy clear sound.

@MysteryPringles 2 ай бұрын

Nothing

@Cala_Marii 2 ай бұрын

same

@Shaibuli 2 ай бұрын

I bought one and one more thing that is great with the Nothing (2a) that it has minimal amounts of un-deletable bloatware. Anyone whose ever used a cheap Samsung or any chinese budget phone knows thats not usually the case. And If you're not a fan of the Nothing's black and white aesthetic (here, here!), you can also make it look pretty much stock Android.

@Crablemet 2 ай бұрын

In Switzerland for 340 francs (about the same as the dollar) you also get a nothing ear 2 with it, that's a deal

@haywoodjblome4768 2 ай бұрын

What a deal

@HeroofSomething Ай бұрын

Pretty sure it will go unnoticed but one thing I think would improve the 2 second graphs you guys make, is, instead of going by colors, why not just put big text inside the bars with their respective phones so that when I do see them for 2 seconds, I'm not having to pause to look at what bar goes to what phone.

@krushnaallam9690 2 ай бұрын

I am watching from 2a and it's sweet and won't burn ur pocket ,so far loved it

@tiberseptim6648 13 күн бұрын

What about now bro? Is it worth it? Does it freeze, lags? Is he processing long photos?

@TheTruthSentMe 2 ай бұрын

What is off with the sound?

@StephenHildreth 2 ай бұрын

i think it’s heavy on denoising in post. like it sounds like they ran it through adobe podcast ai.

@CutoutClips 2 ай бұрын

Budget audio for a budget phone review

@TheTastefulThickness 2 ай бұрын

Nothing

@DiverseGreen-Anon 2 ай бұрын

I could imagine they lost the main audio recording and used one of the cameras audio tracks and ran it through something like adobes podcast ai. I noticed that everything I put through that tool kind of sounds nice but totally loses lots of dynamics and has a little bit of weird pitch-stepping (idk what to call it) whenever the voice pitch changes quickly.

@nomanbeats 2 ай бұрын

@@DiverseGreen-Anondon't think so. When Linus is talking loud you can hear the original audio, and it sounds pretty usual. So it makes even less sense why they would use a heavy denoizer

@Deja117 2 ай бұрын

I feel like a decent amount of the camera stuff could technically be fixed with an update... It's not the most optimal route, but it's also not unheard of for companies to push updates to fine tune their cameras after release.

@kubotite9168 2 ай бұрын

mediatek is actually goes hand in hand with qualcomm with their highest end soc for a few years now..

@nocturn9x Ай бұрын

lmao, no.

@BhaskarChoudhury007 2 ай бұрын

Been using the 2a. The camera did feel better after a software update

@XXLHoneyBiscuit 2 ай бұрын

Same! Got mine on release in London. Been loving it.

@BhaskarChoudhury007 2 ай бұрын

@@XXLHoneyBiscuit yeah software experience has been very good on it. Loving it. Just a little disappointing regarding the cameras but it still works good

@ToxicMothBoi 2 ай бұрын

Question, whats the point of buying this if the lights aint the main thing anymore and seen as theres way better performing phones for cheaper? Just design language?

@lucianafacchino6378 2 ай бұрын

What about that photo at minute 8:02? Have you tried to take similar photos? Are the results the same? I saw another review and there was the same kind of problem, but it was before the update. I'd appreciate it if you'd answer me, I really want to buy this NP2a however I want to see if it's improving the minor camera issues.

@kaii-lb 2 ай бұрын

software (nothingos) and cuz it looks fucking awesome@@ToxicMothBoi

@hallelion Ай бұрын

3:50 You could tap-hold the flashlight toggle to launch the Glyph Flashlight, which should allow you to demo the lights without a timeout :)

@fdgaming 2 ай бұрын

I have nothing 1 and love it , love the lights makes so much sense and alow of a smoother light than just a led torch . Something most dont know is they can be used as a second flash for photo or video which is great for a more balanced cooler light for pictures and video in dark locations such as when I take picture for machines im working on for reporting So Glad the Nothing guys left one plus and went there own way ...and points for being British (dunno why you said the price in Euro because of this)

@iftikhar-ii7cy 2 ай бұрын

You're jealous of the phone 2(a) because it is better than phone 1. Cry harder. 🤫

@fdgaming 2 ай бұрын

@@iftikhar-ii7cy Nice spam

@dogeisverycoolyes8265 Ай бұрын

@@fdgamingjust a question is nothing os good

@fdgaming Ай бұрын

I like it nice and simple and clean. only thing I don't like is the dot look for most icons and weather app. dunno why a cloud couldn't be a cloud and not a load of dots. but that's the design and skins are avalible @@dogeisverycoolyes8265

@JimnyVR5 2 ай бұрын

The sound quality really brings out the echo in that studio 😂

@taakelur 2 ай бұрын

Cool that Linus still has his Note9. I used mine until a couple of weeks ago, and I would have used it still if not for the fact that I was given a S22 Ultra.

@shahezahmed9960 Ай бұрын

didnt jerry too had note 9

@hemny984 2 ай бұрын

Uploaded at the perfect time, I've been thinking of getting this after running an LG G8 since it came out (RIP LG 😞)

@winstonmejias3621 Ай бұрын

First time to have watched a review from you, and I was like, "he's not boring, I should subscribe." Only to find out, you already have 2.24 million subscribers. Will look forward to more of your reviews. God speed.

@MidwestHooper 2 ай бұрын

Haven’t even finished the video…he said $349?! I went to the site….bought it. Now I need to finish the vid. Watch there be a major flaw hahaha. I built an IT business watching NCIX videos and later LTT. My first fanboy moment in like 14 years (I’m 37) lol. Well besides the incredible screwdriver. Thank you LTT!!!

@ollum1 2 ай бұрын

@@AAXERICHSeems like Nothing is targetting the Indian market

@-MaheenUddin 2 ай бұрын

Mediatek improved a lot after 2019 and i would say its more battery efficient than qualcom

@18earendil 2 ай бұрын

Which means Mediatek will start having good reputation in 2029.

@Xfade81 2 ай бұрын

@@18earendilit's not 5 years ago anymore, custom roms are slowly dying, so driver advantages are no longer the benefit of qualcomm. since 2 years they already provide excellent chips now which rival qualcomm. at this point qualcomm is becoming intel with throttling power hungry chips.

@israellewis5484 2 ай бұрын

All the recent chips have been good. And just as powerful as the Qualcomm competition per price point.

@FurbleFawks 2 ай бұрын

And it doesn't have the exynos 5g modems which cause horrendous battery drain on the Google Pixel and Samsung devices.

@shiro3146 2 ай бұрын

sadly no custom rok capability

@troyclayton 2 ай бұрын

I just bought a SE and I love it. It's a phone. Anytime I'm not sitting in front of my computer- I'm too busy to play with my phone. Then, I'm at my desktop...

@Geo255420 Ай бұрын

6:00 Still the note 9! Mine has finally been retired after the amazing experience with the Red Magic. Your review sold me on it. I am a phone gamer so might be a little bias but its time to let the 9 have its sunset.

@carwynvan 2 ай бұрын

Just watched the evga 980ti video and now this one. Sound is very strange in this

@tejasprasadrao9975 2 ай бұрын

@9:40 The frame is plastic, not aluminium. Only the buttons are metal...

@raikyoto2778 2 ай бұрын

The mid frame is aluminum Source: Nothing

@Shimimaro89 2 ай бұрын

@@raikyoto2778how do you expect us to believe you without a reliable source?

@nanzansama4180 2 ай бұрын

@@Shimimaro89it did not broke on a bend test

@raikyoto2778 2 ай бұрын

@@Shimimaro89 Nothing to say about your comment.

@Shimimaro89 2 ай бұрын

@@raikyoto2778 Nothing can be a reliable source these days, disappointed...

@FlameForgedSoul Ай бұрын

"I like the back button on the right." Gods, why? What an odd and oddly specific hill to die on.

@pyrojackson9001 Ай бұрын

Turns out 2a improved the software a little bit as this is an early access phone, a lot of things have improved

@Premchand-cd6ci 2 ай бұрын

This audio is like playing games with motion blur on linus.

@vikramduttam6021 2 ай бұрын

8:59, aren't we all supposed to

@PTNLemay 2 ай бұрын

That's such a good line though

@TheDeathmail 20 күн бұрын

Considering how cheap wireless charging is to add, I feel that keeping it from cheaper phones just to make the more expensive phones feel more premium is just scummy.... A pure scam....

@miltonbuu 18 күн бұрын

Facts

@coinboy_coin Ай бұрын

i will never understand why people like linus and jerryrigeverything use old note phones rather than newer ones or ultras

@SoimDavid952 Ай бұрын

Its funny because im watching it from a Nothing Phone 2a❤

@jj_0 2 ай бұрын

T-shirt "I feel like I aged 10 years in last decade." in LTT Store when? 😅

@ddvn7128 Ай бұрын

Mediatek's underated man. The chipset they used isn't particularly the best soc they could have taken from mediatek, dimensity 8200 or 8300 would have been a much better option...

@suryakamalnd9888 Ай бұрын

"Feels like I've aged 10 years in the past decade" -Linus 2024

@Voltaic_Fire 2 ай бұрын

I care about these factors: - Has a headphone jack. - Has an SD card slot. - Does not have a hole punch. - Is not Chinese. I have been looking for an upgrade to my Note 9 for *YEARS.*

@kamiars6566 2 ай бұрын

How about Asus Zenfone?

@Voltaic_Fire 2 ай бұрын

@@kamiars6566 Does it meet my criteria?

@mercuryvirus 2 ай бұрын

why not chinese? all phones are made in china

@chiroyce 2 ай бұрын

@@mercuryvirus I think they meant not a Chinese brand, for brands that manufacture outside China iirc there is Nothing and Apple, who make some phones in India

@mercuryvirus 2 ай бұрын

@@chiroyce makes sense

@Gandi2000 Ай бұрын

There was Nothing in this video. Why was it recommended to me.

@mrmaunz42 Ай бұрын

The ringtone you did is exactly the one that my brother made. I give all my friends the phone with glyph composer and let them make their own ringtone.

@WildMidwest1 Ай бұрын

Wow, a phone review that actually tests the telephone. None of the other YT reviews tested it to hear how phone calls sound. One miss was not mentioning Nothing 2a is incompatible with Verizon (according to Wired Magazine). That could be a problem for many North American customers, especially in areas where Verizon provides the only local coverage. Otherwise it was an excellent review.

@John_1920 2 ай бұрын

14:05 Don't worry, Linus, I liked your jokes :P

@user-bl1ej5ft4d 2 ай бұрын

I'm grateful for how bad you make mediatek seem because it made me underexpect the performance of multiple phones and ended up with me quite happy with the performance. Thank you for overstating the negative aspects of mediatek. Only slightly but enough that it felt like a great fast phone. Who says low expectations are a bad thing? They led me to enjoying 15 hours of Pokémon platinum on drastic.

@fistofthesnortstar Ай бұрын

I like that it just has the two cameras and not an extra macro camera and an rgb sensor etc.to bloat it up for no reason.

@herrox7681 2 ай бұрын

I never stopped to think about the "back" button not being on the right whenever Linus said it, now I saw it, and I'm in despair about getting a new phone where the button is on the left.

@erichb4530 Ай бұрын

can you explain why? the back button on an internet browser is on the left, the left direction even logically in a reading context is backwards vs right being forwards. I don't understand, was there some samsung model people got used to that reversed it for some reason?

@PavelVarga24 Ай бұрын

@@erichb4530lots of Samsung phones used to have it this way, look at Galaxy S1-S7, all of them had it this way until on screen buttons became a thing

@sushimshah2896 2 ай бұрын

I've been using a Mediatek Dimensity 1200 phone for over 2 yrs now, and it's been rock solid with great battery life, especially for the price I got it for. MTK has come a long way in the last 2-3 years and they're killing it with their flagship (& mid-range) chips as well, just take a look at the Dimensity 8100/8300, 9300, etc. PS - my D1200 is still more powerful than the 7200 in the (2a), 2 years later😎

@askolds11 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately Mediatek devices do not get any custom rom development, iirc because they do not release source code or drivers for them.

@rodryguezzz 2 ай бұрын

@@askolds11 That's the reason I'm never getting a MTK phone. I got a Lenovo android MTK tablet many years ago running Android 4.4 and its upgrade path was only 4.2>4.4. Someone made a sketchy custom ROM later, but the whole platform sucks. Meanwhile, my Moto G2 is still alive running Android 8, even though I don't use it anymore as phones with 1GB ram are e-waste nowadays. And my Poco X3 Pro is running a great custom AOSP based rom since MIUI has some weird bugs (and there's China too).

@GarrusVakarian88 2 ай бұрын

@@askolds11Custom rom is extremely niche market segment so it's viable to not invest in it

@SpFres1 2 ай бұрын

Completely agree @@rodryguezzz When they'll finally start releasing source codes, they will definitely start getting market share. Custom ROM support is the single most important parameter when buying a phone in my opinion. It is just stupid to buy a phone knowing that after 2 years, while perfectly usable and fast still, it's gonna look like 10 years old. That's the single biggest reason that perfectly good phones end up as e-waste. I still use a OnePlus 6 with Pixel Experience 13 Plus. More phone than you'll ever need.

@zenPirate 2 ай бұрын

"I'm all about information density" he says, turning on 3 button navigation

@sherlockmaverick 2 ай бұрын

Because it's quicker and more sensible, and tends to be less error-prone than gesture navigation, which while aesthetically pleasing is still rather predictive and inefficient.

@wanderer202 2 ай бұрын

Higher Density is literally fitting more stuff in a smaller or the same space, which adding the bottom buttons technically absolutely does.

@qpdlzjs 2 ай бұрын

@@sherlockmaverick It's really none of those things and gives you the full display area.

@Jehty21 2 ай бұрын

@@sherlockmaverickwhat?? Swiping up is not slower than pressing a button. And error-prone? What phone are you using that isn't able to handle something as simple as gesture navigation? (just to be clear it's about replacing the three buttons on the bottom and the gestures related to that. Not about gestures like "draw a circle on the screen to open the camera". Those can be somewhat finicky.)

@fridge2137 Ай бұрын

if linus lived in europe he would be reviewing budget phones every day

@egfjgb Ай бұрын

Free advice… become legendary by whenever you take a picture have the crew act like the final scene from the intro of The Simpsons (couch). Make it crazy every time. Totally unexpected. Keep it up. 😊

@Felix-qk2xs 2 ай бұрын

Still can’t get over shaved linus

@Kirsty_McKay 2 ай бұрын

I love his shaved look. Hope it stays. People are OBSESSED over his beard.

@peterpensi9478 2 ай бұрын

Same thought. Hope he grows it back soon. Skin looks good though!

@Akash77133 2 ай бұрын

what's up with the audio?

@catabun3656 2 ай бұрын

The 2a it's a gorgeous phone and for it's price point I think it's the best.

@yfnratchet 2 ай бұрын

I'm hoping Nothing can get carriet spottiness worked out on their phones for the US market because I think a lot of people chomping at the bit to jump ship from Apple would absolutely love the device and especially its widget-heavy OS. While the Nothing 2a technically works on all of the main providers in a vast majority of their service areas, the near-total lack of 5G and CDMA support for rural areas makes it a hard sell for the outdoorsy or on-the-move type of user-also apparently you need to have your device registered with Verizon for it to even be able to access service, so that's a fun one.

@Uploaded_Period 2 ай бұрын

I love how he emphasizes how many fingerprints the plastic back collects by wiping it aggressively every 5 seconds

@racistpandagod 2 ай бұрын

im pretty sure its a glass back. cant imagine plastic being a fingerprint magnet

@Uploaded_Period 2 ай бұрын

I don't know most of the reviews ive seen show how its a glass back and the event says that the back and midframe was polycarbonate@@racistpandagod

@sonithkumar5832 2 ай бұрын

@@racistpandagodIt is plastic, the outer frame is plastic too. Doesn't feel like cheap plastic though.

@CobaltLobster 2 ай бұрын

I suspect that Nothing is saying the 2a is a developer only item because it's effectively incompatible with 5G networks in the US. It only supports one band of 5G of T-Mobile's network (the mid band) and that's it. The manufacturer says "don't use this on Verizon" at all. Since it's not really compatible with much, I don't think they wanted to deal with the headache of returns for people who won't read the limitations and having a dev kit makes it painfully obvious not to buy unless you know what you're up against.

@namenotimportant8408 6 күн бұрын

An IR blaster would be super cool, such a nice feature on the recent Xiaomis ive had. I think a Phone (3) could have a small E-Ink display on the back to display the important notifications, so you can judge if they actually are important

@Spintechfilms 9 күн бұрын

"I feel like ive aged 10 years in the last decade" - Linus Oof what a quote that hit me hard

@Icecoaldbeer 2 ай бұрын

is the sound different?

@lildave1169 2 ай бұрын

sounds like there is a slight echo being suppressed

@MRSPORTYTRUCKER 2 ай бұрын

I think they are using the camera mic and heavy echo suppression

@kendokaaa 2 ай бұрын

1:40 Their ram booster feature is just swap, a standard feature of linux (and other operating systems) and I'm guessing a lot of phones have that without advertising it. Samsung also have that feature. It seems like a lot of features get mentioned in videos about other phones that sound like something new or special but it's often something other manufacturers have as well

@aaronwestley3239 2 ай бұрын

So just like apple

@aaronwestley3239 2 ай бұрын

So just like apple

@youtube.user.1234 2 ай бұрын

@@aaronwestley3239 iPhone has RAM Booster / swap memory??

@Jehty21 2 ай бұрын

I've only ever seen that feature advertised on budget phones so that they can put "4 GB of RAM" on the package when in reality it only has 2 GB.

@chromerims 2 ай бұрын

". . . just swap . . ." is the correct take. Long ago, I read somewhere (gasps, the Internet) that iPhones were doing this and very elegantly, which is why iPhones generally sport lower RAM amounts.

@FAZZAMJF 2 ай бұрын

Sorry semi off topic but semi valid… TY Linus and LTT gang for enabling Picture in Picture mode for non-YT premium watchers on your videos. It’s been like this for a few weeks now and only for your videos. Very handy… until the YT adverts play which breaks the experience and can only be fixed with closing and re-opening the YT app again. Either way is handy to check out links while watching your videos in a corner (so stupid they lock a phone feature behind a paywall and the rest of KZfaq doesn’t allow this - if you didn’t enable this… then I guess YT are testing it with your channel and now you know!)

@predatron4197 2 ай бұрын

I switched from a Pixel 4a to the Nothing Phone 1 in December and my only complaints are the fingerprint scanner and the camera. The camera is workable with the GCam app but the fingerprint scanner on the 4A has way better placement and is way faster.

@DeepteshLovesTECH Ай бұрын

Unfortunately Gcam would probably not work with Phone 2A due to Mediatek processor.

@omyt3410 2 ай бұрын

"Nothing" is affordable now .. facts !!

@vampirefox7 2 ай бұрын

the audio is terrible. sounds like he is 10 feet away and i just switched from the 10k ltt video they just put out so i can tell its very different.

@-Rob-bin- 2 ай бұрын

Uploading anything with a cable to a computer is the only right way 💪🏽

@pyroslev 2 ай бұрын

I got an S24 and this dropped the next day. Would have snapped this up without a question if it were available. Their Nothing Watch was really good. Nothing is doing a little bit right and that's pretty good these days.

@ToxicSaint006 2 ай бұрын

so why didnt you wait, its been in the news for quite some time

@AarPlays 2 ай бұрын

@@ToxicSaint006I could have gotten this phone like 6 months ago. The US dev program has been around for a while

@ToxicSaint006 2 ай бұрын

@@AarPlaysthe 2a? i didnt know developers program had early access. you sure it wasn't 2?

@TheGoQu 2 ай бұрын

Why the audio on this video so bad?

@iftikhar-ii7cy 2 ай бұрын

Because you have a real crappy headphones.

@rano12321 Ай бұрын

@@iftikhar-ii7cy or they are making bad audio

@ThatNeglectedChildTho 2 ай бұрын

clicked the video saw linus and needed to check the date of the video

@TheSukhh 2 ай бұрын

Lol

@eddiewang4131 2 ай бұрын

i love how linus is the one to review this, after carl asked!

@ReadieFur Ай бұрын

I've had the Nothing Phone 1 for quite some time now, first Android phone of my own, definitely prefer it over my past Apple phones due to the extensibility in terms of customization and freedom of use. As for the camera, I take a lot of photos and I've found that switching to using the GCam application, which is a fork of the camera app found on the Google Pixel phones, I end up getting markedly better images with the right settings and adjustments tuned in. A few odd things about the phone though: Audio recording seems to have some noise cancelling applied to it which I find annoying in my videos. I'm not sure if this is a changable feature in android or if it is just how the device is. The other is the lack of ability to customize the Glyph lights, for this I worked around it by programming my own application that lets me take control of the Glyph LEDs.

@ragepoweredgamer 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad shaved Linus is back. Seriously. I was team NoBeard when you guys did the poll back in 2020. When he said "I'll keep it for the year" I was waiting for him to lose the beard in 2021. Then he just... never did. LOVE that the classic look is back.

@Kirsty_McKay 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more. The people demanding it back are ridiculous.

@humane123 2 ай бұрын

Nice pun. Nothing is affordable, it's funny but true

@hehehahahmhmhm 2 ай бұрын

linus is in love with his note

@JimParshall 2 ай бұрын

You asked why you would spend more than 350 for a phone. Your video answers that think of all the times you said but and just like and not quite as good but OK and passable at this price. The reason you would spend more than 350 for a phone is because you want something that does better than it's almost as good as and well it comes really close it's not quite as good but it's OK for the money. Great review you did rockin as usual

@erichb4530 Ай бұрын

Sure, there are better phones with better cameras, but they can cost 3x as much!! That's luxury product margins for an everyday use product. That's frankly insulting to customers. Flagships you could argue MAYBE are 50% "better" subjectively, but 300% is an insane markup. I wish tech was back to being perceived as nerdy instead of a fashion accessory to rich people who have no idea what they're buying.

@kingpanguan 2 ай бұрын

1 view in 23 seconds, fell off

@munger30 2 ай бұрын

Why am I seeing these comments everywhere what

@watercannonscollaboration2281 2 ай бұрын

Okay Nico Rosberg

@kingpanguan 2 ай бұрын

@@munger30 it's a dumb joke

@munger30 2 ай бұрын

@@kingpanguan that's dumb

@dhanushm6557 2 ай бұрын

You have to long press the torch button in the drop down menu to make the glyph lights stay on.

@timkeklinker 2 ай бұрын

I think the statement "VERY useable" is a great summary of the 2a imo. You get what you can expect for $350. Nothing (pardon the pun) that blows you out of the water but nothing that's horribly bad either.

@gamingmarcus 2 ай бұрын

Please give the Sony 10 series a chance in the next review cycle. Headphone jacks and SD-card slots are a rare treat these days.

@TychoVan 2 ай бұрын

though I think nothing has made a lot of mistakes recently I think this is a great device! The only thing Im wondering is how it compares to my phone 1, which was also €350

@undef1n3d_ Ай бұрын

Not an inflation joke in the topic 💀

@gaarakabuto1 17 күн бұрын

Any brand that is not well established in the mainstream and has limited sales in countries outside of the main three and has a unique layout or camera bump NEEDS to be shiped with a case.