Nothing Phone 2a Plus Game Test & Performance Review

Nothing recently launched its new mid-range smartphone Nothing Phone 2a Plus in India on 31 July 2024. It has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. Additionally, it is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7350 processor.

This phone has an AnTuTu score is 774819. But is it a heavy gaming phone? Welcome to Trakin Raj’s website who provide the Nothing Phone 2a Plus gaming test and AnTuTu Benchmark Score review.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Price

Nothing Phone 2a Plus base Black color model price is 27,999 for the 8GB + 256GB variant. The top Gray color model 12GB + 256GB variant price is 29,999. Both variants have a 2,000 (INR) instant bank discount, with effective prices of 25,999 and 27,999. you can buy this phone on Flipkart and Nothing official store or website.

Hardware Required For Gaming Test

Nothing Phone 2a Plus OS and Processor

Nothing Phone 2a Plus is a mid-range smartphone powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 7350 processor. This under 30k budget smartphone is a good processor in this price range Nothing Phone 2a competitors like the OnePlus Nord 4, Honor 200, and a few more phones.

Nothing Phone 2a plus runs on Nothing OS 2.6 based on Android 14. Nothing promises three years of OS updates and four years of security patches for better performance.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus GPU and Touch Sampling Rate

A good gaming phone requires high graphics for a smooth gaming experience. The Nothing Phone 2a Plus has an AMR Mail-G610 MC4 (3.1 GHz) GPU for graphics and a 240Hz touch sampling rate for better gaming.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus RAM and Storage

• RAM:- Nothing Phone 2a Plus has a good high-performing LPDDR4X RAM type. In this price range, it is good. LPDDR4X RAM consumes less battery energy and it has more power-saving capabilities, it can handle your light BGMI gameplay and day-to-day tasks.

• Storage:- Nothing Phone 2a Plus has a UFS 2.2 storage type that is not good for gaming. but UFS-3.1 is easily available at this price. Although this Phone 2a Plus supports fast files and a data transfer nearby share option its speed is average.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Display Quality Test

Nothing Phone 2a Plus has a 6.7-inch punch-hole 10-bit AMOLED (AOD) display with a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth scrolling and gaming. This display is almost the same as Nothing Phone 2a. and This display supports HDR video on YouTube, but I don’t know why HDR does not support Netflix and Amazon Prime. At this price, the Honor 200 is the best.

This phone has 1300 nits peak brightness with 1080 x 2412 pixel resolutions providing better visibility outdoors and indoors. You can play games outdoors and indoors easily,

In My experience, this display boosts your gaming performance. Because punch holes always-on AMOLED display easily fit your hand.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Network Connectivity Options

During the Game test, every gamer needs strong connectivity, Nothing Phone 2a Plus supports 13 5G bands, dual 4G, Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax/2.4GHz) works smoothly. I do not feel any network coverage issues outdoors or indoors.

Additionally, it supports NFC but no IR blaster. which is good because other smartphone brands do not provide in this price range.

Also read– If you have found the best gaming phone under 15,000 Oppo K12x 5G is best for you.

Sound Quality

Nothing Phone 2a Plus supports dual stereo speakers and good Noise Cancellation support. But this phone is not a 3.5mm Audio jack. In my experience, Nothing provides good sound quality.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus AnTuTu Benchmark Score Test

• Nothing Phone 2a Plus AnTuTu Score: 7,74,819
• Nothing Phone 2a Plus GeekBench Single-core Score: 1210
• Nothing Phone 2a Plus GeekBench Multi-core Score: 2669
• Nothing Phone 2a Plus CPU throttled score: 82%

This Nothing Phone 2a Plus GeekBench AnTuTu sore, Single core score, and Multi–core Score is good in this price range. Nothing Phone 2a Plus’s day-to-day gaming performance is very good.

BGMI gameplay AnTuTu score required 7laks+ and Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G has an AnTuTu score of 7,85,161. It means Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G is made for heavy gaming and multitasking.

It’s real-world gaming Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G allows you to play Battleground Mobile India (BGMI) at 60fps Smooth + Extreme settings. Additionally, You can play high graphics games like Genshine (60fps)and Call of Duty (60fps).

Nothing Phone 2a Plus BGMI Gameplay Test

• First, I am trying smooth + Extreme setting TDM match one-hour gameplay gives a good performance all-time high of 59fps and a minimum of 54fps. Its Gyroscope is smoothly working. And I notice high heating issues.

• Second I am trying smooth + Extreme gameplay settings the Sanhok maps 30 minutes consistently delivered good performance all-time high of 58fps and a minimum of 52fps.

• In my experience, Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G is not for heavy gaming but you can play normal 60fps smoothly. 1 hour up gameplay minimum lag, some heating issues, and battery drain 17%.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Free Fire, CODand Genshin Gameplay Test

• Free Fire:- Nothing Phone 2a Plus Free Fire supports 60fps and provides a good gaming experience. This consistently maintained a 59-57fps frame rate, without lag.

• Call of Duty:- Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G Call of Duty supports 60fps and delivers an average gaming experience. one-hour gameplay time gives an all-time high of 57fps and a minimum of 51fps. I noticed throttle issues during gameplay time.

• Genshin:- Nothing Phone 2a Plus Genshin supports a 60fps average gaming experience. First I am playing highest settings. This phone consistently maintained a 44-36fps frame rate.

• Second I am playing the lowest setting supporting 60fps and it consistently maintained a 41-57fps frame rate. During one hour of gameplay time, I notice high heating issues and minimum lag.

Overall, this real-world BGMI, Call of Duty, and Free mobile test performance is good. But Genshin is a highly graphics game, and its gameplay is not smooth.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Battery and Charging Test

• Battery:- 5000mAh
• Charger:- 50W Fast charging.

Every gamer needs long-term battery backup and this has a good battery. Because Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G comes with a Li-Ai 5,000mAh battery and supports 50W fast charging and 15W wireless charging. But one bad news this phone charger is not included in the box.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus official 50W charger 0 to 100% fully charged in 56 minutes and 0 to 50% charge takes 21 minutes. which is good for gamers.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G One-hour BGMI gameplay battery drains 19%, you can non-stop play games and heavy multitasking for up to 5 hours of battery backup. For normal day-to-day life use like social media and web browsing it can easily backup one day’s.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus Pros and Cons

Positivity: Pros

• Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G comes 120Hz 6.7-inch AMOLED display.
• This phone has a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate that smoothly works for gaming
• It has LPDDR4X RAM and type for fast gaming and multitasking
• Nothing Phone 2a Plus 5G has a 5,000mAh battery and 50W fast charging

Negativity: Cons

• Nothing Phone 2a Plus is not for heavy gaming.
• It has a UFS-2.2 storage type that is not gaming at this price.
• This phone has high heating issues problems.

Final Verdict

Nothing Phone 2a Plus is an upgraded version of Nothing Phone 2a and it has the same specifications as an AMOLED display 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. But Nothing Phone 2a Plus has a MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Soc processor for better gaming.

However, if You are a hardcore gamer and you found the best gaming phone under 30,000. You can buy the OnePlus Nord 4 it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Processor and its AnTuTu score is 1.4 million plus gives top-level gaming performance. So, thank you for reading Trakin Raj’s review Nothing Phone 2a Plus game test article.