Nothing unveils glow-in-the-dark Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition series

The company has produced just 1,000 units of special collector edition Phone (2a) Plus series worldwide. It will be available with 12GB RAM + 256GB storage for Rs 29,999.

London-based consumer electronics company Nothing Inc on Wednesday (October 30) launched the new Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition series.

It should be noted Nothing Inc earlier this year in March invited fans and phone enthusiasts to come up with creative ideas to develop a special community edition Phone (2a) series.

In May, the company announced Nothing Community members--Kenta and Astrid-- as the Stage 1: Hardware Design winners, who came up with the Phone (2a) concept: Phosphorescence.

Now, after months of collaborative work, the new limited edition Phone (2a) Plus is finally up for purchase. But, the company has produced just 1,000 units worldwide. It is a special collector edition and will be available with 12GB RAM + 256GB storage for Rs 29,999.

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition.

The new aspect of the Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition is that it comes with green-tinted phosphorescent material finishes. Elements on the back of the phone emit a soft green glow in dark environments. This feature is purely analogue, requiring no power source, and can last for hours before gradually fading until it recharges by daylight.

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition's user interface.

Even the UI (including wallpapers and themes) and designing of the retail packaging were done entirely by the Nothing community members, contest winners and company engineers, a first for any phone brand.

The rest of the hardware specification is the same as the original Phone (2a) Plus. It features a 6.7-inch full HD+ (2412×1084p) OLED flexible AMOLED display, supports variable refresh rate (30-120Hz) and 1300 nits peak brightness. It is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 shield.

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition's retail package.

The new mid-range phone also features dual SIM slots (type: nano + nano), an in-display optical fingerprint sensor, and a type-C port.

Inside, the Phone (2a) Plus houses a 4nm class 3GHz MediaTek Dimensity 7350 octa-core processor, 1.3 GHz Mali-G610 MC4 GPU, Android 14-based Nothing OS 2.6, 8GB / 12GB LPDD4X RAM, 256GB UFS 2.2 storage and a 5,000mAh battery with 50W charger support.

It also boasts a dual-camera module-- main 50MP (with 1/1.57-inch Samsung GN9 main camera with f/1.88 aperture, OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) + 50MP 114-degree ultra-wide angle camera (with 1/2.76-inch Samsung JN1 ultra-wide sensor, f/2.2) with LED flash.

On the front, it features a 50MP camera (with1/a 2.76-inch Samsung JN1 front camera with f/2.4).

Both the front and back cameras can record high-resolution videos up to 4K at 30 fps (frames per second).

Community members will have priority access to purchase the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition. The device will go on sale next month from November 12.

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