The Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a are headed to Australia; here’s the basic rundown of each phone plus my early thoughts.
Nothing Phone 2/Nothing Phone 2a specifications
When can I buy the Nothing Phone 2/Nothing Phone 2a in Australia?
They'll be available from the 11th of April 2024, exclusively through JB Hi-Fi.
How much do the Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a cost in Australia?
Pricing varies by specification, with the Nothing Phone 2a retailing at either $529 or $599 outright, while the Nothing Phone 2 will run you either $999 or $1099.
Nothing Phone 2/Nothing Phone 2a: Alex's early thoughts
This one is... interesting. The Nothing Phone 2 is a little old in the tooth, even if the 2a is newer, but both are pitched as affordable options, and that's very much reflected in their underlying specifications.
A lot of what Nothing has done internationally is to sell on a combination of relative mid-range value along with a serious dollop of style. They're genuinely interesting looking phones, if nothing else.
The obvious competitor here is Google, given both the branding and the commitment to multi-year software upgrades, something that only Samsung has recently been pushing heavily with devices like the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 phones.
Then again, Samsung sells a lot wider than just JB Hi-Fi, though equally it's not as though if you were super keen you couldn't have imported a Nothing Phone 2 or Nothing Phone 2a before now.
What will be interesting to see is if Nothing commits to bringing new models to the Australian market when they're actually new from now on; I can well recall when this was the plan from (for example) OnePlus, but that never really came to fruition.
I've put in a request for review units, so hopefully I should be able to bring you local reviews of the Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a directly.
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Will look forward to local review on the 2A model in particular…been tossing up possible alternatives to my ageing A31!
Seemingly down to the cheaper Moto G54/84 models,(wallet friendly,but bad software support), & thus far the newer 2024 Moto models seem a downgrade!
Then there’s the comparison with this vs Samsung A35…little longer software support on Samsung (but always a bit wary any major OS upgrade seems to be a black hole on Battery recharge thereafter),& better IP Screen protection rating,but less ram at 6gb vs 2A’s 8gb minimum,& on paper better camera specs even though not expecting state of the art at this price level.
But how it goes under Aussie 5g,& WiFi performance comparison will be curious. Albeit always the dread transferring from one model to another even if they’re both Android!