Should you buy the Nothing Phone 2a?
Nothing has had an… interesting relationship with the US in its few short years of existence. It’s swung from limited launches of the debut Phone 1 to carrier support on AT&T and T-Mobile for the Phone 2. And yet, it remains almost an unknown brand to those outside the dedicated Android sphere, like OnePlus in the early days — hardly a surprise from a company headed up by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei. Also, like OnePlus, Nothing is hoping that the key to its next growth phase lies in a challenging segment — the budget Android market. It’s easier said than done, of course, but the Nothing Phone 2a looks like it has all of the right ingredients. Well, except for one…