Unboxing the Nothing Phone 2A with a review of the gaming performance, camera tech, battery life and other bits. I've been testing the Nothing Phone 2A for a few days as my full-time smartphone and here's my early impressions - one of the best mid-range phones for £300-ish.

Gamers will love this affordable blower, as Genshin Impact, PubG and other Android titles play perfectly even on advanced graphics settings. The Nothing Phone 2A is certainly one of my favourites for this UK price, offering a custom version of the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus chip. Battery life is also brilliant, offering a full day of camera action - although there's no wireless charging this time.

That camera setup is decent enough for everyday shooting, with iPhone-style HDR shooting and 4K video recording. A couple of wee issues means the Nothing Phone 2A isn't quite as smart as the Pixel 7a, but it's not far behind.

And of course you've got Nothing OS, complete with its black and white icons and dot matrix styling. The glyph light setup has been streamlined for the Nothing Phone 2A vs the 2, but it's still feature packed and customisable.

So that's my unboxing and early review, let us know what you think below!

Nothing Phone 2A Unboxing & Review Chapters:
0:00 - Banging on
0:31 - Unboxing
1:07 - Design
4:04 - Nothing OS 2.5 & features
6:35 - Glyph lights
8:20 - Display & audio
10:10 - Performance & gaming
11:29 - Battery life
12:28 - Cameras
15:56 - Verdict