Last week we asked for your opinion about the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. It was already available in the UK and since then it has been launched in USA also. Let’s take a look at how the poll went.
The Plus model is ₹50 more expensive for a 12/256GB unit in the UK, and ₹2,000 more expensive in USA for an 8/256GB unit. And that’s the difference when you look at the RRP, the regular 2a phone has been around for a while now and gets discounted quite often, widening the price difference even further.
And so, unsurprisingly, many think the new phone is overpriced for what it offers. Nothing has switched to a different chipset to offer higher performance, but the chip will have to prove itself in reviews. The company has also upgraded the selfie camera to a 50MP unit that can record 4K video. This is still an unknown – reviews could really swing the opinions of this phone.
Nothing is a young company and is still building its distribution network. This means that some regions are left out – even a large market like the US only gets a ‘beta’ program with spotty carrier support. That’s not a huge problem yet, but it will become a pressing issue the longer Nothing ignores it.
For the majority of voters in the poll, the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus isn’t the best mid-range phone they can spend their money on – even the regular Nothing Phone (2a) is a better deal, plus all the brands competing in this segment.