Nothing has confirmed it’s engaged on a Cellphone 2a, however in response to the knowledge it has supplied by way of a group replace, the telephone will not be a full flagship.

Nothing’s newest group replace video featured a roundup of Nothing information however the spotlight was co-founder Akis Evangelidis teasing the Nothing Cellphone 2a and confirming the identify.   

The challenge is codenamed Aerodactyl after the Gen 1 Pokémon which resembles a pterosaur. Co-founder Carl Pei teased the identify in a put up on X final week, which led many to invest if Nothing was releasing a collab telephone with Pokémon.  

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Whereas not going into particulars about specs Evangelidis did state the Nothing Cellphone 2a will focus extra on what he referred to as “core consumer wants” like digicam and efficiency, and would ship a transparent improve to Nothing Cellphone 1. Apparently, he didn’t check with it as an improve to Nothing Cellphone 2, which suggests the Cellphone 2a may sit between Cellphone 1 and Cellphone 2 providing midrange specs behind the already ageing flagship Cellphone 2.

The Cellphone 2a probably being a midrange gadget and never a alternative for the Cellphone 2 would additionally match with a latest put up on X from dependable leaker Roland Quandt who acknowledged the Cellphone 2a would characteristic two fashions 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage in addition to 12GB RAM with 256GB storage claiming it’s going to value round $432 / £340 / AUS$660.  

Nothing Cellphone (2a)8/128GB 12/256GBWhite or BlackSub 400 Euro worth for base mannequin.December 28, 2023

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This might have an effect on how properly the Cellphone 2a can compete within the Android market as flagships just like the OnePlus 12 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely are adopting the newest Snapdragon Eight Gen three chip whereas Nothing’s flagship is utilizing the older Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 that launched again in 2022 placing it a number of steps behind. 

No visuals or teaser pictures have been shared exhibiting the Cellphone 2a’s design. However given the similarities between Cellphone 1 and Cellphone 2, it’s prone to characteristic Nothing’s signature design which contains the Glyph system on the again like earlier fashions. 

Evangelidis additionally talked concerning the two sides of Nothing’s group, with one half being very tech savvy and others being extra targeted on the core smartphone performance, which could possibly be one other trace to the Cellphone 2a’s paired-down specs.

Joseph Horton, a technologist at Nothing additionally introduced the discharge of the Glyph developer package for Nothing’s Glyph lighting interface on the again of each Cellphone and Cellphone 2, permitting customers to develop apps and features utilizing the lighting system. 

Briefly, it might seem that the following steps for Nothing’s smartphones appear to be extra centered on two segments of its group, which may trace at extra customizable telephones for some and extra sensible and reasonably priced handsets for others. 

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