5 reasons why the Nothing Phone (2) is still a top pick for the price
The Nothing Phone (2) officially arrived in the Philippines a few months back. In case you missed it, here are its top five features.
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| The Nothing Phone (2) back design |
With a starting price of just PHP 38,990, it is one of the highly anticipated phones in 2023 bringing refreshed transparent design, upgraded internals, cameras,, and software.
Nothing Phone (2) Five best features!
1. Refreshed transparent design/Glyph interface - This is straight up Nothing's identity.
The phone (2), now has 3D curved glass at the back instead of the previous flat layout on the Phone (1). It is still see-through letting you view the inside of the phone and the wireless charging pad.
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| Nothing Phone 2 on the right with improved Glyph! |
The Glyph's lights are upgraded with more zones of LED lighting (33 zones) allowing users to have a more granular control of the phone's lighting effects.
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| The display |
2. Immersive screen experience - The first gen already had slim bezels, this 2nd gen has an even slimmer bezel providing users captivating viewing experience.
Also, the screen features a bigger 6.7-inch LTPO OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate, and FHD+ resolution, and comes with Gorilla Glass protection from unwanted drops or scratches.
3. Near flagship performance - While Nothing didn't go for the most powerful Qualcomm chip as of this writing, they opted for the 2nd best which is the SD8+1G1 octa-core processor.
Undoubtedly, it is still one of the most capable processors this year and should provide smooth performance after a while.
On top of that, the chip is paired with a hefty 12GB RAM and sizable 256GB or 512GB storage.
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| The cameras |
4. Upgraded main camera sensor - The Phone (2) now uses the 50MP f/1.88 Sony IMX 890 w/ OIS, EIS combo and they also retained the trusty 50MP f/2.2 Samsung JN1 114-degree ultra-wide shooter w/ 4cm macro capability + LED flash.
On the selfie side, it has the 32MP f/2.45 Sony IMX615.
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| Looking to the right shows the new Nothing OS 2 |
5. Nothing OS 2 - The Nothing brand took the software experience seriously and has hired 100 staff to further optimize their OS. It now brings substantial upgrades improving the overall look, making it smoother, adding glyph composer, improving camera features, easy-to-use widgets, and more.
The brand promises to provide up to 3 years of OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates to the users.
As someone who used the Phone (1), I can personally say that the firm is consistent in providing updates, and that's been done even without the recent increase in developers. It may just show that the brand can do more with the additional hired staff.
Nothing Phone (2) Specs
Display: 6.7-inch Gorilla Glass protected flexible LTPO OLED screen w/ 1-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, FHD+ 2412 x 1080 resolution at 394 ppi
CPU: 3.0Hz 4nm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 octa-core processor
GPU: Adreno
RAM: 12GB
ROM: 256GB/512GB
Back Camera: 50MP f/1.88 Sony IMX890 w/ OIS, EIS + 50MP f/2.2 Samsung JN1 114-degree ultra-wide-angle w/ 4cm macro + LED flash
Selfie Camera: 32MP f/2.45 Sony IMX615
Battery: 4,700mAh w/ 45W fast charging, 15W wireless charging, 5W reverse wireless charging
OS: Android 13 w/ NothingOS 2.0
Connectivity: WiFi 6 2x2 MIMO, 5G SA/NSA, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.3, OTG, NFC, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, dual SIM (nano)
Sensors: Accelerometer, light (front and rear), orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, IP54 water, and dust resistance, stereo speakers, 3x HD microphones, Haptic touch motor, Glyph Interface, USB-C, Colors: White, Black
Dimensions: 161.2 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 201.2 g
Price: PHP 38,990 (12GB/256GB), PHP 44,990 (12GB/512GB)
What do you guys think?
If you're interested, you may purchase the Nothing Phone 2 at Digital Walker.
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