I cover the consumer tech beat for Forbes, focusing on the Asian and European markets. I am an independent tech journalist who has been a part of the industry since 2015. Currently, I'm also contributing to Digital Trends and CNET, with bylines in many more legacy publications. When not reading or writing, I can be found napping.
I miss covering a few devices at launch but come back to them later to see if they’re still worth writing about. Some of them lose their charm overtime or don’t standout from the crowd. The Nothing Phone 2a doesn’t fit in any of those criteria – it has gotten better with updates and stands out in the segment with its unique design. I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is.You might think that the best part about the Nothing Phone 2a is its hardware design but it’s not.
Another Quick Setting widget that I use often is the QR code scanner. From scanning cafe menus to paying on Google Pay, it makes life so much easier. Usually, the process looks like this - Unlock the phone, tap on the Google Pay app, tap on scan and then pay. Now, I tap from the lockscreen to wake the phone, tap on the said widget and I’m ready for scanning the code. Once it detects that it’s a QR code for payments, it asks me to unlock the phone and then opens the app.
The Glyph interface is now also enabled to work as a progress bar for Zomato and Uber. It’s like Dynamic Island but on the back of the phone. You can also have the LEDs act as a visual music representation of music playing on the phone, which is a cool party trick.The Nothing Phone 2a features a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz dynamic refresh rate and full-HD+ resolution. It offers bright and good-looking colors, and is legible outdoors.
You get a dual camera system that includes a 50MP main camera and a 50MP ultrawide angle sensor. It had a few glaring issues like overexposing scenes in bright conditions that has been fixed.The photos clicked on Nothing Phone 2a well-exposed and have real life-like color temperature. The low-light shots aren’t super detailed and have low contrast. The portrait shots have good edge detection and the phone allows you to click them in 2x too.
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