Nothing’s Phone 2A Plus is a little brighter, a little faster, and a little more expensive

Just over four months after the debut of the Phone 2A, Nothing is already presenting a sequel with the 2A Plus Phonewhich has some performance improvements and a more premium look while maintaining a price point under $400.

Plus is often used in smartphone nomenclature to delineate a larger model with a larger screen, but that’s not the case here. The Phone 2A Plus has the same 6.7-inch OLED screen on the front to match the same flashing Glyph interface on the back, the same 5,000 mAh battery and NFC, just like the 2A.

The biggest upgrade for the Phone 2A Plus is a new MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G processor, currently exclusive to Nothing, which the company claims is almost 10 percent faster than the processor used in the Phone 2A and features a 30 percent faster GPU .

With the original 2A, Nothing demonstrated that a budget phone doesn’t need to skimp on design, and the Plus adds two new metallic colors: an updated black finish and a new gray option that simulates the look of unfinished machined metal.

Even with these performance and style upgrades, the budget phone will retail for £399 in the UK and $399 in the US, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That’s £50/$50 more than the 12GB version of the Phone 2A, and the company will continue to sell both models.

There are other improvements too. The Phone 2A Plus’ front camera has increased resolution from 32 megapixels to 50 megapixels, and Nada says an improved portrait algorithm helps enhance facial features such as eyes and facial hair. Finally, maximum wired charging has increased from 45W on the 2A to 50W on the 2A Plus, but there’s still no wireless charging.

The Nothing Phone 2A Plus will be available first at the company’s Soho store in London from 11am BST on August 3rd. US availability will begin on August 7th at 9am ET, but only through Nothing’s US beta program and, like the Phone 2A, with limited support for US networks.