Rumors have been swirling about a budget-friendly Nothing Phone (2a), and now a new leak gives us a glimpse of what it might look like. A video sketch shared by Android developer Dylan Roussel on Twitter/X shows a possible camera arrangement that’s quite different from the original Nothing Phone.

The sketch shows the Phone (2a) has a centered, horizontal camera module on the back, seemingly housing two lenses. This breaks away from Nothing’s previous phone designs. 

Adding credibility to the leak, another Twitter source, who first revealed the Phone (2a)’s existence, shared a prototype image showcasing the dual-camera setup alongside an LED light. This design choice clearly differentiates the Phone (2a) as a more affordable option in Nothing’s lineup, which may be important for some. 

The camera is surrounded by three Glyph LED light strips, way smaller than what we have seen on the Phone (1) and Phone (2). Nonetheless, the LED light still seems to have support for app notifications and integrations, similar to the Phone (2).

Under the hood, the Phone (2a) is expected to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC, an octa-core chip announced earlier this year.  It features two Cortex-A715 cores with a high frequency of 2.8GHz and six Cortex-A510 cores. Thereā€™s also a Mali G610 MC4 GPU for handling visuals on the device.

The leak also refers to the Phone (2a) by the codename “Pacman,” which fits with Nothing’s tradition of using classic video game names for their phones (Phone (1) was “Spacewar” and Phone (2) was “Pong”).

As for when we can expect to see the Nothing Phone (2a) in stores, it looks like we might have to wait until the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February. Nothing has confirmed an event in Barcelona on February 27th with the tagline “Nothing to see.” This could be a hint at the Phone (2a)’s launch. 

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