Why the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is finally perfect

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus might just well be the best $400 smartphone out in the market. From its iconic design, to its incredible software experience. Nothing built a phone that was already great, but somehow made it even better. The Plus is the same exact dimension and weight as the normal Phone 2a, but with a slightly better, faster chip, the Dimensity 7350 Pro and also updated its front-facing camera to a 50-megapixel sensor. Everything else about the phone though, it's very similar. If you can't hold out for the Nothing Phone 3, this might be worth checking out. Check out my experience with the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus.
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[@adityakhurana7464]

The Nothing Phone 2a Plus is looking good! Powerful mediatek chip and the bigger RAM seems impressive ! Hoping for a price drop soon.

[@HeyMarkL]

Yep 👍 exactly. Once those sales are there. This should be selling like hot cakes

[@nikhilt3755]

"powerful mediatek chip" what in the clown world u r

[@aakifimthiyaz7186]

I've not been excited about a phone since the HTC one M8. Love the new metal finish!

[@brandenongkp]

I decided to get the Nothing 2a instead. I am amazed how good this phone is at this price point. It's runs smooth, interesting and the experience are great.

[@princesita1982]

Yes same, I also got the 2a rather than 2a plus, not worth it for minor upgrade

[@gskyflakes]

same, i got the 2a around 2 weeks ago, but thats because they didnt make the 2a plus available in the philippines up until now. anyway, im still glad i went for the 2a, the milk version is just ❤

[@BdjdBwjxi]

@@gskyflakes 2a plus is on sale ?

[@dannywinget]

Fire intro my dude!

[@HeyMarkL]

Ah! My dude. Thank you as always 🙏🏼

[@darylp9306]

Minor improvements. I'll pass. Better get the 2a as it's cheaper. Nothing should have deferred this unit and just focused on the 3a. Just sayin'. 🤷‍♂️

[@HeyMarkL]

Excited to see what they do with Phone 3 though.

[@MDBD2405]

Poor phone crap ufs 2.2 useless

[@danish3625]

​@@MDBD2405 2a plus is ufs 3.1

[@roxydragon77]

​@@danish3625 no it's not. It comes with UFS 2.2

[@Speechless7]

Or maybe the phone 2b🤨

[@rajeshwarivenkat2192]

Thats one hell of an intro !As usual awesome video .Fan from Tamilnadu india . Keep it going 👍

[@vivaanbakshi4193]

Really impressed with the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus! Great upgrades, especially the camera. Seems like an impressive one with the dimensity 7350 pro chipset in terms of the performance.

[@aaravagarwal6970]

Love the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus! The display is gorgeous, colors pop, and it's super bright. Definitely worth considering. Also the Dimensity 7350 Pro chip quite promising one!

[@guiaparponsian4891]

That black looks better than my vanilla 2a black. I'll look forward to changing my back panel for 2a plus. 😂

[@erwinapacible3661]

Amazing editing!

[@Erikshan]

This phone is what the original 2A should have been while the original 2A should not have existed. Plus the price is still on the higher side and if the camera was bang on then it would still have been a great value until then there are other very solid choices than this.

[@taryarwinhtet7653]

Perfect with 3% performance increase and *plastic finish with metal inside. This is a useless upgrade no matter how you spin it

[@ady2416]

well said mate! the 2a wow....stutter city lag lag lag judders throughout the UI how nothing is going to win rounds with software like this!!! I don't expect it to be like my s24+ but christ it's worse than touch wizz of Samsung old... If this doesn't settle down then its worse than the pixel 6 pro I used (the worse phone ever...) lag lag judders stutters shocking !! the UI is tripe. Typing is buggy as hell trying to type in empty space locked up curser fail scrolling down page utter dreadful to use. Extremely over hyped it runs like there is no cache files choppy choppy choppy it runs like a windows PC with the graphics drivers missing.... And as for the finger print reader OMG dirt detected error on a brand new screen.... not recognised error I have yet to get it to work correctly the times it's caused apps to force me to enter my pin because it fails to recognise my finger print. well done for increasing my chances of getting locked out of my applications thanks for nothing!! (pun intended) It's less reliable than the front facing cameras on face unlock on sub £300 mobiles !!!! I have never had issues like this with any finger readers this phone is diabolical. The camera well its really is as bad as people say....the video has so many artifects its unusable. Every time I try to reset the camera app google wants my location??? not only this but it's suppose to be bloat free it's injected with almost all of Googles bloat google meet, you tube music, google TV etc....and these cannot be uninstalled christ most if these can be uninstalled on Samsung devices that people slate for being loaded with adverts.... Sorry but this is poor beyond belief 🥴 if you want to experience modern touch wizz buy this!! if in a week or so after buying it and it settles down I will retract what I say but for now I stand by my comment the 2a UI is utter garbage no bloat.....seriously?? its full of googles apps without choice to uninstall !! my Nokia from 2005 ran better than this plastic fantastic toy. I was shocked after buying the 2a I thought I may have a dodgy unit but after factory reset its still garbage camera ,finger scanner it never works its dreadful the battery is trash 2 day battery life that's a laugh it was on 17% after a full day my s24+ was always around 39% and it was charged only to 80% when I left home!!!!!! "shocking nothing" simple as. the only good thing is the fitted screen protector!

[@bernielomax4702]

@@ady2416I would rather fight with Nothing’s jittery os skin than have to deal with Samdung’s offensive, bloated, ugly crayon nightmare of an os skin.

[@Ilovenewphones]

Hey do you want to give me your phone 2a. ? Just kidding thanks for all your reviews they're great! I just wish they had a store in the US you could go and see these phones in person

[@P-miki]

This will be a great buy if they updated the processor to snapdragon 8sgen3

[@mr.corp.]

Present!🇵🇭 Very consistent and smooth as always, brother.

[@chandermotwani3493]

Awesome review ! Your Video Quality is Spot On and Top Notch which camera do you use ????🤘🏻💯👌🏼

[@HeyMarkL]

Thanks so much!! I'm using an A7SIII with a few different lenses :)

[@chandermotwani3493]

@@HeyMarkL Awesome Stuff🤘🏻💯👌🏼

[@umeshkumarrao0775]

Well-done brother

[@pinoyedcknives]

would have been great if they added a storage expansion to complete the "plus" moniker

[@HeyMarkL]

Hard agree on this one.

[@mikejames6588]

The audacity nothing has to say the 2a flexes better than the 865 is a blatant lie. I'm glad that I sold the piece of crap device, there is no shutter lag but the post processing EVERY single time you take a picture is absolutely infuriating even in the best lighting condition. I still have my OnePlus 8t and it absolutely shitts on the 2a slow slow post processing. Don't buy a 2a if it can't process a photo right away but claims and flexes it's CPU is better than a 865 , which is a damn lie.

[@diegodelaserna1724]

I dont know why i keep imagining Sony make a phone with this same design , some japanese shapes on the back side , 3.5 audio jack , sd card slot , it might be the perfect phone for me ... even with Sony's highr price tag

[@diegodelaserna1724]

Ahh and more compact size

[@thomaskane9718]

To this day, I still don't understand how someone can play boring-looking smartphone games and have fun. Just get a decent PC for God's sake.

[@ron_to_the_z]

This Nothing 2a plus or Samsung A55? Which is better?

[@plunder1956]

It seems that in the last few years the RAM offered on even mid level phones has shot up. I was used to seeing 4 Gb, then 6 or 8Gb and now it's 12. Is this rally justified? Is it purely game driven?

[@sanketjain9320]

You said overall soothness and multitasking on the phone is good. Can you tell how much of a difference it is, compared to Nothing 2? Use case: Social media apps, Maps, etc. Not gaming.

[@HeyMarkL]

It’s not a noticeable difference side by side. But that’s always been the case with Nothing OS 2.5. Software and hardware works really well together.

[@Darling-bl8xl]

Is sterio speakers good. ??? Tell about sound quality Is it worth the price ???

[@Apurvgoswami]

Ayee I see reston town center bud😃

[@FaddliSyamsul]

Should put UFS 3.1... UFS 2.2 is for low end phone

[@krishnaahuja3590]

I’ve been seeing a lot about the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. What’s so special about the Dimensity 7350 Pro?

[@roxydragon77]

Does slower photo processing got better?

[@p.a.2712]

Up! I have np2a and this is the only con i have.

[@roach7202]

Do they have one with a 3.5mm audio jack?

[@khangunner]

If they've made 2a 6.0" and 2a plus 6.7" then you can say there's a difference.

[@HeyMarkL]

Hundred percent agree on that. Would love for them to make a smaller phone and a plus sized version.

[@SuperEvilDoc]

Bad ip rating (ip54), no wireless charging and just 3 years of software update. I was interested in this product but this is a no no for me

[@StefanTrauth]

Just awesome ❤

[@joshuamarvin2239]

If they don't bring top tier upgrades in hardware and software in phone 3 . They'll never capture legit usa market. They're focusing on Indian market because people need cheaper phone there.

[@Bertugbulut-]

And you recorded this video with IPhone 15 pro

[@peganmiha]

What does this comment have to do with anything dude? 😭 Also, it's recorded on a sony camera.

[@Rjl41]

the customer service is just extremely bad, nothing to expect any help!!

[@jeevillones5195]

where to buy this online?

[@sampathn4429]

What's the game you playing?

[@rongyaoherohuangchao]

How can I buy it in U.S.?

[@wizzgamer]

Been looking forward to this phone a bigger screen and bigger battery hell yes but wait it isn't an actual plus phone pointless release.

[@HeyMarkL]

Haha I was so confused. I thought Plus was gonna be bigger and “more” but nope just slightly better. Still a good phone tho.

[@a.j9645]

Even more screen? Isnt 6.7 enough? 😅 Better chip and better front camera for only 50 bucks is a go for me..

[@Cactuspractice12]

Perfect device, except for the cameras which still suck

[@marksouthwell4490]

Do you not like the camera on your Nothing phone ?

[@seigoulenmate7366]

Does it process the photos shorter on this phone, cause cameras are good but it took about 3s to process a photo which is a let down for me.

[@HeyMarkL]

Haven't seen any issues with photo processing. But that could also be due to the fact they're still using Google Photos and not their own gallery app.

[@kodefree]

@@HeyMarkL Did they announced a own gallery app?

[@eleenilagan]

Does it work properly on Tmobile 5G network?

[@HeyMarkL]

I’m getting 5G on Mint which is a tmobile network. Doesn’t work on Verizon. AT&T is 4G LTE only.

[@enriquegonzalez5872]

Can it Run the Calculator App? jajajjajaja )Nothing Rules!!

[@duechrlsmchl]

Better choice than your trashy Samsung A55 5G 💁‍♂

[@bernielomax4702]

Almost any phone is better than a Samdung. I just wish they would have the same commitment to software Samdung does. Kind of crazy that the brand with the most offensive, bloated, jittery, piece of shit software skin is the one getting the most, and quickest software updates.

[@fenyx2558]

Scamdung

[@KevinNONOTIFICATION]

Just buy samsung a25 lower price and better you will love it trust me

[@RanjanLal_]

Does it have wireless charging?

[@diddymies]

no

[@El_Hamzoh]

Pretty boring update

[@surajkevat1158]

Old stock with new name

[@user-gs2qt7ye8l]

Do u think this reporter ai features and the game mode ones etc will be presented to the nothing phone 2a as well ?

[@HeyMarkL]

I think it will in a couple months.

[@mar_2288]

Same same but different but still same.

[@SUSHI4lyf]

Folks who get this and require/expect good gaming have extremely and poorly skewed life decisions.😅😂

[@HeyMarkL]

facts. They exist too lol

[@SUSHI4lyf]

@@HeyMarkL Thanks for this review. Makes me more glad about my 2a non plus.

[@youtubecommentator5978]

Why does this even exist?

[@The.Anonymous.Traveller]

Why do u even exist

[@ajnotjan1]

Nothing.

[@themotofixery]

No expansion storage. Ill pass

[@latbat58]

can it emulate ps2 games?

[@HeyMarkL]

no, processor is a mid-tier at best. Need a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to really play PS2 games smoothly.

[@zajebanosaurus]

"Plus is finally perfect" really?

[@xperiance7192]

perfect? its like they increased the price with nothing new about it whats wrong witchu

[@rishisabharwal4620]

perfect? it doesnt record in 4k 60fps.. THATS IDIOTIC

[@Optimistik98]

CMF Phone 1 users assemble here ✨

[@MO-wp7fb]

This video definitely made me want to unsubscribe, what did I gain? What info did u offer ? Or what was ur take on the phone ? U basically read the spec sheet

[@HeyMarkL]

Feel free to do so. If you didn’t find it helpful or didn’t like the video that’s ok. You’re not the type of viewer for my content.

[@sabkafather]

Not 5% or 10% ..it's only fucking 3%

[@krishsaxena7826]

I’ve been seeing a lot about the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. What’s so special about the Dimensity 7350 Pro?

[@roach7202]

Do they have one with a 3.5mm audio jack?