Nothing is affordable now - Nothing Phone (2a)

[@ShortCircuit]

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]

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]

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

[@PrograError]

@@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)

[@capodellatrap]

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

[@dismiggo]

​@@capodellatrapMate 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.

[@randelcarpio]

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

[@T_theTrain]

I'm glad someone else noticed this 😂

[@zmibbles]

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

[@TheJubess]

Congratulations, you got the joke

[@Elliewright18]

"Every 60 seconds in africa, a minute passes"

[@cuongluuchi4226]

goddamn i feel stupid for not recognizing it

[@JohnneyleeRollins]

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

[@Mr.Marbles]

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

[@xelaander8429]

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

[@raawesome3851]

@@Mr.Marbles that would be dystopian 💀

[@gjorgdy]

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

[@Mr.Marbles]

@@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.

[@Eli-zb2yj]

He reviewed nothing. There is nothing in the box

[@prawny12009]

Nothing to see here

[@pepeshadilay]

The John Cena phone

[@yensteel]

Nothing has impressed me.

[@stewartphillips]

nothing brings me joy

[@idiotbrownie1525]

nothing happaned (pun intended)

[@siddhj2206]

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]

i still love mine peak phone

[@dru4670]

Still rocking the note 🎵

[@ocratitude]

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

[@finbenton]

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]

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.

[@No-lv3re]

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.

[@arrtea]

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

[@TheRealWoofer]

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

[@spookypeople]

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

[@Schwabtastic]

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

[@spookypeople]

@@Schwabtastic definitely

[@DrewFrench]

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

[@jivewig]

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

[@spookypeople]

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

[@Garrettdx1988]

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

[@NonLegitNation2]

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

[@happily7514]

@@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]

​@@happily7514thats kinda sick ngl

[@hpenvy1106]

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

[@Xfade81]

@@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)

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

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]

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

[@erichb4530]

@@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]

​@@rolih6 Samsung is getting there

[@icyhawt2854]

@@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]

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

[@utkarsh4798]

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

[@NicolaiWeitkemper]

Instead of Nothing…

[@cunibon4395]

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]

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

[@tiberseptim6648]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@ABCDEFGHIJKLMN380]

@@tiberseptim6648 I have the np1 and it is very, very fast and doesnt ever freeze.

[@Shaibuli]

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.

[@tobiasjennerjahn8659]

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.

[@RisingRevengeance]

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]

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

[@RisingRevengeance]

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

[@DL_Burga]

@@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.

[@boritachiii]

i just switched from a S10 and the difference is just too big , nothing phone 2a is just better in my opinion haha

[@lexievv]

​@@boritachiiihow about the camera?

[@arnabbiswasalsodeep]

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

[@felixwehner5450]

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

[@Tyler412324]

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

[@SebasSant87]

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

[@SnowRaver-p2v]

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

[@felixwehner5450]

@@SnowRaver-p2v well i can tell it on my phone. And maybe because other shortcircuit videos have much better sound.

[@HeroofSomething]

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.

[@Crablemet]

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]

What a deal

[@JBiton]

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

[@TheTruthSentMe]

What is off with the sound?

[@StephenHildreth]

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

[@CutoutClips]

Budget audio for a budget phone review

[@TheTastefulThickness]

Nothing

[@DiverseGreen-Anon]

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]

​@@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

[@hallelion]

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 :)

[@FARBerserker]

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

[@YankeeTM]

I would also like to have the infra dead blaster!

[@Qrzychu92]

@@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]

@@Qrzychu92to dead-ify things

[@YankeeTM]

@@Qrzychu92 read my comment properly, lol.

[@Qrzychu92]

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

[@IckyWilbur]

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]

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

[@uniformgeist303]

yeah

[@kayvak7267]

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

[@MysteryPringles]

Nothing

[@Cala_Marii]

same

[@tejasprasadrao9975]

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

[@raikyoto2778]

The mid frame is aluminum Source: Nothing

[@Shimimaro89]

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

[@nanzansarcade]

​@@Shimimaro89it did not broke on a bend test

[@raikyoto2778]

@@Shimimaro89 Nothing to say about your comment.

[@Shimimaro89]

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

[@P4N15HR]

Had the pixel 7a and now oening the nothing 2a. This phone is a beast!!!! Sold my iphone 15 pro for it and never looking back. Slick design, astonishing photo quality(just turn hdr and xdr off), battery lasts me 2 days and gaming permotmance is awesome! Never ever dis it get warm not even when setting it up (my iphone was an oven)

[@pyrojackson9001]

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

[@DrewFrench]

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

[@krushnaallam9690]

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

[@tiberseptim6648]

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

[@Deja117]

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.

[@Ptik0bj]

You can see the light tube for the light 08:11 ? If that is a LED lamp you could just have timed the picture when the light was off?

[@WildMidwest1]

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.

[@Holli094]

Thank you for mentioning the call quality.

[@BhaskarChoudhury007]

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

[@XXLHoneyBiscuit]

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

[@BhaskarChoudhury007]

@@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]

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]

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]

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

[@sharkhart93]

The chart at 2:28 has identical bars despite 2 hour differences

[@troyclayton]

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...

[@kubotite9168]

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

[@nocturn9x]

lmao, no.

[@Optimus987]

it's basically a celeron version of Intel... Heats up so much... snapdragon is the best.

[@sp00kyvin]

​@@Optimus987 might I remind you of the Snapdragon 888 and 8 Gen1 ...

[@winstonmejias3621]

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.

[@balvanis7455]

little do you know, his main channel has 16 million. lol.

[@SoimDavid952]

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

[@Geo255420]

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.

[@Justachamp772]

Can't get used to beardless Linus

[@The-Archduck]

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

[@Justachamp772]

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

[@chudacough]

Agreed.

[@tgrav3]

These are re-uploads from that time they got hacked

[@ScifiMike12]

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

[@ddvn7128]

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...

[@TychoVan]

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

[@gamingmarcus]

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.

[@taakelur]

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]

didnt jerry too had note 9

[@fistofthesnortstar]

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.

[@-MaheenUddin]

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

[@18earendil]

Which means Mediatek will start having good reputation in 2029.

[@Xfade81]

@@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]

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

[@FurbleFawks]

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

[@shiro3146]

sadly no custom rok capability

[@namenotimportant8408]

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

[@mrn234]

Downside with the xiaomi build in one is that you cant program it from non supported devices. Like i could control my Nubert speakers with it and so on.

[@carwynvan]

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

[@mrmaunz42]

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.

[@herrox7681]

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]

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]

​@@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

[@kubotite9168]

​@@erichb4530different android brand come with diffrent placement of the back buttons..idk why tho..😂😂

[@jhandy5510]

​@erichb4530 because of ergonomics. Most people are right-handed, so having the back button on the right side makes it more comfortable for one handed use

[@gucky4717]

My Poco X4 GT is almost 2 years old form the release date, costs 300-360€ at release and has a BETTER Mediatek Dimensity 8100 chip. Same 5000mAh battery (which loads at 63W), probably same cameras. What differs is the screen, which is only IPS, it is not IP rated and it has a plastic back (good for changing the battery). But the Poco X4 GT has the most important feature, a headphonejack. All in all the same phone with a bit weaker SoC for the some price 2 years after...

[@Icecoaldbeer]

is the sound different?

[@lildave1169]

sounds like there is a slight echo being suppressed

[@MRSPORTYTRUCKER]

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

[@smartassalz]

What's up the audio? It's almost like they lost the original audio and Linus had to go in a studio and re-record it

[@sushimshah2896]

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]

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

[@rodryguezzz]

​@@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).

[@SpFres1]

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.

[@MidwestHooper]

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]

​@AAXERICHSeems like Nothing is targetting the Indian market

[@jcfawerd]

12:30 Unfortunately it will be bottle-necked by the USB 2.0 port

[@mrn234]

Not really that big of an issue. And thats how it will be in the future on many phones. Most people just use the port for charging anyway.

[@IowanLawman]

Bought this the other day without much thought because my Samsung A24 died. For the price of the 2A I'm actually very impressed with the performance and the quality. This is the best 350 buck phone out there imo.

[@NolanWayne-h9n]

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.

[@fdgaming]

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]

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

[@fdgaming]

@@iftikhar-ii7cy Nice spam

[@dogeisverycoolyes8265]

@@fdgamingjust a question is nothing os good

[@fdgaming]

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

[@kendokaaa]

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

[@GoldenEDM_2018]

So just like apple

[@GoldenEDM_2018]

So just like apple

[@youtube.user.1234]

@@GoldenEDM_2018 iPhone has RAM Booster / swap memory??

[@Jehty_]

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]

". . . 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.

[@ahareally]

In what year is Linus living - smartphone wise? Basically every manufacturer of Android phones now has stereo speaker models, that actually cost a fraction of this phone.

[@HolyMolyDoughnutShop-s]

8:59, aren't we all supposed to

[@PTNLemay]

That's such a good line though

[@xXfzmusicXx]

Would be nice to know the resolution of the youtube test as well, and not just the nits used

[@JimnyVR5]

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

[@egfjgb]

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. 😊

[@John_1920]

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

[@marekkedzierski8237]

Looks cool, but lack of micro sd slot is a deal killer for me.

[@Premchand-cd6ci]

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

[@thelakeman2538]

8:51 because that's what the people (using selfie cameras) want, as a college student everyone I see uses some filter on their selfie camera or uses instagram or snapchat (somehow still alive) filters, while I rarely use my selfie camera or take photos of myself in general. Could be different in North America or Europe, I've no idea how the youth use their selfie cameras outside where I live.

[@CobaltLobster]

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.

[@suryakamalnd9888]

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

[@hemny984]

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

[@untitled9041]

Most of the time if not during the whole time you had the screen recording turned on. Whether it was intentional or not, it doesn't help performance and also may be the reason for the slow shutter speed as it utilizes the CPU/Chipset as well.

[@TheGoQu]

Why the audio on this video so bad?

[@iftikhar-ii7cy]

Because you have a real crappy headphones.

[@rano12321]

@@iftikhar-ii7cy or they are making bad audio

[@Mncdk]

The audio quality in this one made me start looking for problems with my setup. :| Was Linus mic'd up under his hoodie?

[@Akash77133]

what's up with the audio?

[@DxCBuG]

Rocking a OnePlus nord 2 right now with a Mediatel 1200 Ai and.. what can is say. Performance ist just very good. Don't know about gaming but.. I also don't care. If you are a heavy Browser user, Banking, other non 3d apps, messaging type of person I can recomm end it.

[@jj_0]

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

[@Geo255420]

8:00 Put that up against the Red magic you had a few months ago and your Note 9 camera is trash. The low light shooting on the Red magic is absolutely amazing. Dont get me wrong I love/loved my Note 9 and still have it as a perfectly working backup. But REALLY LET IT GO!

[@Voltaic_Fire]

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]

How about Asus Zenfone?

[@Voltaic_Fire]

@@kamiars6566 Does it meet my criteria?

[@mercuryvirus]

why not chinese? all phones are made in china

[@chiroyce]

​@@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]

@@chiroyce makes sense

[@scottforbes0]

I honestly thought Linus’ grandparents would’ve received thousands of tech tips by now, and they would be elite.

[@vampirefox7]

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.

[@yfnratchet]

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.

[@felixhenkecom]

Still can’t get over shaved linus

[@Kirsty_McKay]

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

[@peterpensi9478]

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

[@pyroslev]

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]

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

[@AarPlays]

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

[@ToxicSaint006]

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

[@aname-kg3cb]

your s24 is much more powerful (snapdragon version) than this nothing 2a

[@Uploaded_Period]

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

[@racistpandagod]

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

[@Uploaded_Period]

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]

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

[@stanleywtang]

01:46 that memory trick is an android feature not Nothing's own

[@scottburgessmedia]

Is it just me, or does the audio sound like its run through the adobe podcast AI enhancer…?

[@Gandi2000]

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

[@dhanushm6557]

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

[@ragepoweredgamer]

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]

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

[@zenPirate]

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

[@sherlockmaverick]

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]

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

[@qpdlzjs]

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

[@Jehty_]

​@@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.)

[@FAZZAMJF]

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 KZbin doesn’t allow this - if you didn’t enable this… then I guess YT are testing it with your channel and now you know!)

[@omyt3410]

"Nothing" is affordable now .. facts !!

[@ahmadtajy7178]

10:30 good to see I'm not the only one that simply cannot get used to gestures or back-button-on-the-left

[@KingdomWithin7]

This phone is literally good for NOTHING.

[@predatron4197]

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]

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

[@ThatNeglectedChildTho]

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

[@TheSukhh]

Lol

[@kidShibuya]

As an owner of a Nothing Phone 1 I can say they are just trash. The cameras are dire, often not even worth taking the shot and I am on the latest OS, same as the 2a has and the audio is a major issue. Bluetooth always cuts out and often just dips the volume, then you have to press ok to increase the volume past a limiter... every couple of days. Then the random restarts, lock ups, the way the face unlock rarely works... I am really over novelty phones.