Nothing Phone (2a) has been a big success with 100,000 units sold on the first day of the sale. It retains the same transparent design as the premium Phone (2) but with slight changes. The main USP of Nothing’s smartphones are their unique back panel designs. Hence, it doesn’t make sense to slap a protective case on the device. Having said that, PBKreviews has done a drop test of the Nothing Phone (2a) if you’re clumsy and worried about its durability.
Nothing Phone (2a) drop test reveal no significant damage
The Nothing Phone (2a) sports an aluminium frame, a plastic back panel, and a Gorilla Glass 5 on the display. The frame on the White colour variant is covered up in paint. The drop test by PBKreviews includes three rounds. The phone is dropped on a concrete surface from three different heights. In the first round, it falls flat on its screen from a waist-level height. The phone comes out unscathed without any damage in this round.
Coming to the second round, the Nothing Phone (2a) is dropped from head-level height. There are only minor scrapes on the frame and the screen remains free from any scratches. The third round also does not change the durability result of the device. In the fourth round, the Phone (2a) is dropped on its frame from waist height.
The drop results indicate that the Nothing Phone (2a) is quite durable barring a few minor scrapes on the side frame. Even the plastic back panel comes out unscathed despite being dropped four times. This should solve your worry and dilemma of putting on a protective case on the smartphone and limiting its unique design.
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Via: gizmochina.com
