- Just like the Nothing Phone 2a before it, the Phone 2a Plus will run a MediaTek chip.
- Instead of a Dimensity 7200 Pro running at 2.8GHz, the 2a Plus upgrades to a 7350 Pro at 3.0GHz.
- Nothing claims performance gains of 10%, and 30% faster graphics.
Earlier this year, we saw the debut of the affordable Nothing Phone 2a. Swapping metal for plastic, and dialing a little back on processing power compared to the Nothing Phone 2, it still represented a very tempting proposition at just $350 or less. But more recently, we’ve been hearing rumblings about a follow-up, and evidence was quick to arrive for the Nothing Phone 2a Plus name. Just last week, Nothing officially confirmed launch plans for the Phone 2a Plus, set to debut at the end of the month. While we still didn’t have the complete picture on the hardware, new details are already starting to arrive.
Over on X, Nothing shares that the Phone 2a Plus will arrive running MediaTek’s new Dimensity 7350 Pro — and will be the first handset to feature this silicon. As you may recall, both the Nothing Phone 1 and 2 ran Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, while with the 2a, Nothing tapped MediaTek for its Dimensity 7200 Pro. That chip ran at a maximum clock speed of 2.8GHz, compared to the 3.0GHz of the 7350 Pro. Nothing claims that upgrade can result in a 10% boost to performance, and while the 7350 Pro uses the same Mali-G610 MC4 GPU as the 7200 Pro, its 1.3GHz clock here could offer what Nothing says is 30% faster graphics.