That’s what it is – a fancy paint job. Nothing, with the help of its community members, slapped a fresh coat of paint on the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and the result is the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition.
The new paint job means that the phone glows in the dark. There are no fancy electronics or LED lights to make this happen. Just fancy green-tinted phosphorescent paint that absorbs light and then glows when the lights go out.
There is nothing else that is different about the phone. It is the exact same device as the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, except that it also gets six new wallpapers and product packaging that depicts a 3D interpretation of the phone glowing in the dark.
Also, note that in Japan, Community Edition is based on the Nothing Phone (2a). Shall we call that the Nothing Phone (2a) Community Edition?
I am not sure why Japan gets a Community Edition that is based on the 2a instead of the 2a Plus, but hey. It gets the same 12GB RAM and 256GB storage as the 2a Plus version, though.
Also, only 1,000 units of the Community Edition are being produced, so if you want one, you have to hurry. It is available in “all markets”. To be more accurate, that doesn’t mean it is available everywhere. Rather, it means it is available in all the markets that Nothing sells in. That includes its UK home country, the EU, India, and Japan, among others.
How much is it? £399 in the UK, €449 in Germany and other EU countries, ₹29,999 in India, and ¥55,800 in Japan.
Open sales start on the 12th of November and it will be sold on a first come, first served basis. If interested in getting one, you can express your interest upfront so you don’t get the short end of the stick when it becomes available.
We don’t have good news for US, Canada, Mexico residents. Nothing says that the 2024 Community Edition is not available on your continent. Not even through the US Beta programme. Sorry guys, no deal.
As for our readers resident outside of North America, are you getting one?