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Unlike the base 2a draft, PDF title does not say NOT FINAL.","markets":"EU/GB A142P reference. Primary French manufacturer sheet and original EU declaration establish EU identity. Actual UK retail is separately sourced. India 8/256 and US beta program hardware/configuration are excluded.","rear_cameras":"Primary main 50 MP f/1.88 and 1/1.57-inch optical format, OIS/EIS. Primary ultrawide 50 MP f/2.2, 1/2.76-inch format and 114-degree FoV. Main autofocus is generic and its subtype remains unknown. No sensor ID borrowed from base 2a.","front_cameras":"Exact 50 MP f/2.2, 1/2.76-inch format and 81.2-degree FoV. Fixed focus separately confirmed by exact European review.","rear_video_modes":"Primary rear 4K 30 fps, ordinary 1080p 60 fps and explicit 1080p 120 fps slow motion. Highest explicitly published 1080p capture rate is stored. 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No India 8 GB or unproved 128 GB variant.","gtins":"Original French manufacturer sheet Grey/Silver physical 12 GB/256 GB EAN. It applies only to the matching Grey variant, not Black."}},{"url":"https://media.tatacroma.com/Croma%20Assets/Communication/Mobiles/User%20Manual/308988_User%20Manual.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manual_url","wired_charging_max_w"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original manufacturer English 14-page Phone (2a) Plus user guide at public Croma mirror. Hardware and charging sections inspected.","wired_charging_max_w":"Charging paragraph explicitly says handset 50 W. Full power in one hour does not specify starting level, so it does not override explicit primary 56-minute zero-to-full claim."}},{"url":"https://s3.zoommer.ge/site/certificate/nothing-2a-plus.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Original manufacturer 21-page EU declaration explicitly names A142P. Distinct from base 2a A142. Pre-release software 2.5.0 does not override final retail 2.6 sheet/review."}},{"url":"https://support.nothing.tech/hc/en-us/articles/26184942377489-What-are-the-dimensions-of-Phone-2a-Plus","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["height_mm","width_mm","thickness_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"thickness_mm":"Exact maker detailed FAQ 8.55 mm and exact body height 161.74/width 76.32. Compact French sheet 161.7/76.3/8.5 is rounded/truncated, not transferred as separate hardware."}},{"url":"https://support.nothing.tech/hc/en-us/articles/26184896907153-What-are-the-screen-parameters-of-Phone-2a-Plus","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["resolution"],"notes":{"resolution":"Exact maker FAQ 1080 x 2412 corrects sheet/MY maker 1084 and reviewer 2400 error. 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Not maker 1300 peak.","measured_pwm_hz":"Rigol primary screen flicker 60 Hz. Author speculates BFI, which is not stored as proven cause. Current secondary-frequency chart states 2000 Hz, while manual oscilloscope prose reports 2160 Hz high-frequency component. These are distinct from primary 60. Amplitude about 17 percent is not another frequency.","sim_slots":"Exact European telephony section explicitly states two nano-SIM slots and no eSIM. French double-SIM wording alone does not prove eSIM exclusion."}}],"fields_filled":85,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}