Nothing Phone 2A Review: Flashy Good Deal!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มี.ค. 2024
- Nothing Phone 2a is an impressive and smooth phone for $350!
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Intro Track: Logic logic.lnk.to/Fear
Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: goo.gl/B3AWV5
Phone provided by Nothing for review.
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Do any of you guys ever feel like a specs battle has become pointless and a phone choice is more of a aesthetic and subjective
choice now that the performance across the board is excellent?
Edit: damn senpai noticed me
Its basically like cars nowadays.
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
King Babar T20 Average: 54
Jealous Indians can only cry. We produce 1000 of Sachin in streets of Lahore everyday. My Rs.80k Stylish jacket TikTok is uploaded 👋
Yes if you want a basic smart phone that does everything to a average level you don't need to spend 800 dollars
Out of principal, it feels very stupid to buy a phone that's half the price of my prescription glasses.
Sort of. My main concern now is battery life and good update support. (Or an unlocked bootloader). There's a point in price where performance is already more than good enough for regular use.
I will buy nothing to everyone that likes this comment. Trust me
Edit: to the 9.1k of you that liked hope you are enjoying ur nothing gift 😎✌️
Hope
nah you're just begging for like blud.
good one😂, u managed to fool over two thousand ppl
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I love to finally see a company that makes a phone with a plastic back. It does not make sense to have a beautiful brittle phone made of glass that you have to hide inside a cover so it does not fall apart. I hope this starts a trend toward tougher materials instead of glass.
Plastic? Apple did that with the 5C haha
@@fayysalhilal1840 They did, you're right - and I remember it was rather popular. But it didn't stick around for some reason.
U mean like a premium feels plastic. Zenfone way of doing this is gold
Yup glass back sucks
@@fayysalhilal1840How is the 5C relevant here when there's still plastic phones in production today, and plastic phones in production before 5C?
Just the fact that they're a small company actually trying something makes me want to support them
Small company? I hope you're kidding
that isn't a small company it has taken quite a bit of market here in India
Old CEO of One plus and calling him small comany. One plus is in every big provider store nearb. He is just boring and want new challenges.
small compared to Apple or Samsung
@Ale-kc9pq so LITERALLY EVERYTHING is a small company? When compared to samsung and apple.
one thing struck me with this phone, uniform bezels. such a simple design element that blows the other budget phones out of the water. love to see it
Totally , it makes such a difference to me
*struck
I don't know how every phone doesn't have that these days
Especially when you see a phone where they *almost* got it but messed up the corner radius
cause its more expensive and you can generelly make the sides smaller then the top or bottom. Top can be bigger to incorporate bigger Speaker grill, or Selfie Camera and other Sensors(extreme example iphone notch) and the bottom needs to be Bigger cause thats where the Electronicss for communication and displaying sits.@@hamza-chaudhry
Huge respect for Nothing to at least try something new in terms of design on phones!
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
King Babar T20 Average: 54
Jealous Indians can only cry. We produce 1000 of Sachin in streets of Lahore everyday. My Rs.80k Stylish jacket TikTok is uploaded 👋
Who cares everyone uses a case anyways
@@montyvr6772transparent cases:
@@montyvr6772but atleast the user can feel like they are buying a new phone which the company worked for some time and put in some effort... Unlike the other companieswho sell the same design for HALF A DECADE.😂We all know who they are, both of the top companies 😂
The design is so ugly.
the comparisons to phone 1 are actually the right thing to do. Nothing knows that the people who are going to buy this are not people who don't know anything about nothing, but nothing fans that can't afford their flagship so they will be thinking which one to buy the old phone 1 or the new budget 2a and it's great that the 2a is better with *AWT22W* we can strengthen something for real, don't overlook that
bro scam 😂
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As a phone 1 user we definitely not going to buy anymore nothing product, seems like you doesnt know about phone 1 a14 update drama huh
I understand nothing 😂
Why not add a wireless charging pad its like 5$
I love their small touches. It's sooooooo rare for any phone to do anything out of line anymore and Nothing isn't a huge exception, but they do seem to add some very nice little software tweaks and design perks. It's definitely nerd cool. If they can do this, in FULLY flagship form... I'm in! Back to the OP12 for now. I prefer to take part in *AWT22W* and be strong
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@@MrudulJain whats the AWT mean? i googled it and t shows me some philips light??
AI is making scams harder to spot, we'll stop reading comments at some point.@@MrudulJain
one big seperator from other mid range phones is that it has symmetrical bezels! that's a great addition in this category looks dope
Yeah! Many phones have these weird bezels that get larger at the top and bottom and it's SO UGLY
Main difference will be the software experience 😂😂😂😂😂😂
amen! My biggest gripe
@@snjert8406I'll never understand why people dislike bezels. I prefer them, keeps you from accidentally touching or smudging the screen when it's in landscape. Also it gives room for better cameras and speakers. There are only positives to bigger bezels.
@@nuggetsaltshaker9520 Nothing phones have slightly bigger bezels than most modern phones, but has them completely even around all sides which looks so aesthetically pleasing.
I don't mind bezels, but when a phone has an ugly big bezel chin and short top so your screen is off-center when in landscape, it's ugly as hell.
Having a chin does nothing for your grip, who the hell is holding the phone from the bottom? And even if it does have a chin, it's usually still small to not give any benefits to grip, it just looks ugly with no user functionality.
*_I bet that there'll be a truck load of minion cases that'll go perfectly well with the back camera aesthetics._*
Omg yes
i can see Wall-e too
@@fullbass1426 oooh good one
Great idea
It's the whole Galaxy S10+ front camera thing but on the back of the phone
Have been using Nothing 2 since the launch in Sweden. Had a Samsung S20FE 4g before it and I'm not looking back. Really happy with my NP2. at the end only *AWT22W* can help!
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@@kobex89 idk
oh yeah it is
I test to the S20FE, This phone pure dogwater. I have it in my hands and i wanna chuck it into the wall. The screen has sensitivity issues on like every 3rd reboot. It used to be so bad, its like playing russian roulette, you cant even keyy in the pattern on lock because of it. Every other thing too, how jittery samsung ui is
Whats AWT22W ?
The shots in the Cybertruck were the most interesting part of this video. with *AWT22W* setting up the best is yet to come, you could figure that!
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MKBHD should start its own ad agency with those product intros. Unreal job guys.
wait until you realize that this is what MKBHD in 2024 already. he just sell stuff.
@DenisHellman my brother in christ you are rocking a dbrand profile picture
@@DenisHellman even if he does that, last i knew selling was legal. 🤷
"Ongoing Thing" makes a Cameo. The song never gets old
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
King Babar T20 Average: 54
Jealous Indians can only cry. We produce 1000 of Sachin in streets of Lahore everyday. My Rs.80k Stylish jacket TikTok is uploaded 👈
20syl was the best
Wait, where?
@@ChayantGonsalves8:34
Read this comment right before the music started
5:58 The tumbleweed passing by😭
This but smaller, with wireless charging and a better camera would be nice, loved the design talking on *AWT22W* was correct! Happy for the headsup
Preferably less than 6.1 inch
so, the phone 2?
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Okay... Let's applaud whoever animated that intro
Applaud looks weird
What's special about the intro? It was pretty basic tbh
@@brokeguy5607honestly mate, it’s easy to criticize, but very difficult to build things,.. a lot of effort went into creating that sequence…
@@brokeguy5607 basic?? if so basic then why other review channel doesnt have such crisp b roll?
@@miru2583 Cos it's not as important as you're making it out to be. An intro doesn't make your video better, the actual content of the video does. Nobody cares about a 5 second intro.
Nothing's Marketing Makes it Something
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
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Jealous Indians can only cry. We produce 1000 of Sachin in streets of Lahore everyday. My Rs.80k Stylish jacket TikTok is uploaded 👋
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I'm not a bot. I'm a proud Pakistani cricketer@@Rebel-so2sq
Have you seen the announcement and presenting the product at the event earlier? It's clearly unplan
Saw what you did there 😅
You're on time! Just finished the launch I prefer to make a move into *AWT22W* and be on the right way
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Logic’s music in the intro is always should know *AWT22W* is in its prime
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$349 for this is a crazy great deal!
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
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Jealous Indians can only cry. We produce 1000 of Sachin in streets of Lahore everyday. My Rs.80k Stylish jacket TikTok is uploaded 👋
Don't overhype it. Lol 🤣
@@Umar_Akmal_PAK96 What's that mean?
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@@destinedtogame its a bot , its rage baiting into watching its videos
The nothing phone intro shots were slick af! Easily one of my top 10 shots from you guys.
yup, better than mrwhosetheboss, good job MB!
What are the other 9?
Nice shout out again to 20syl. You turned me onto them a few years ago for one of the iPhone videos and now they’re a staple of my gym playlist.
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Idk how many have noticed. The light in the back circles the letter ‘a’ and the circuit casing design in the bottom as 2 makes it “2a” which is a matured Easter egg sort of design element.
Feels like the only company these days with a design team that does some actual work.
That plastic back is definitely a buy. I gave glass back phone for the past few year abs I am sick of babysitting a fragile yet heavy $1000 brick in my pocket.
Samsung is pushing the limits with foldables
They outsourced their design though. But yeah very good results
1:58 a design on electronics inspired by the subway map which was inspired by electrical circuit drawings, lol
The bottom part of the back just reminds me of plumbing. it is trying so hard to be an iconic design that it's no longer a good design but the front is nice you made a move in *AWT22W* ?
the quality of your video man its so insane you got that with *AWT22W* ! That was the best idea you ever had!
What's with these bot comments?
@@aktm1407 Usually run of the mill scam or trying to make people search for a specific term to boost its search engine visibility, make money from increased ad hits, stuff like that
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I think the UI aesthetic work on this phone is above and beyond. I can't think of another company with that level of style
The Nothing Phone 2A seems like a solid budget phone with great offerings for its price point. Appreciate the focus on software features and user experience instead of just raw specs.
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
King Babar T20 Average: 54
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Awful cameras though
Nice seeing the KO2 in the background you should better appreciate and pick on *AWT22W* guys
Looks nice. For the black one I'd carry a cleaning cloth as a must. wanna know more about *AWT22W* too man
bad piggies camera lookin phone
What's AWT22W?
just 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔤𝔩𝔢 it and it will be the best day
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MKBHD's video production keeps getting better it's unreal. Massive respect. He never compromises on quality. That intro too 🔥🔥
Im surprised Marques doesnt know how far Mediatek has come for SoC, their latest flagship rivals Snapdragon and Apple, now being a league ahead Samsung
It's also ahead of Snapdragon when it comes to heating under stress load; not to worry though, Samsung has still got Mediatek beat in this department.
@@DarthLala106you forgot about new iPhone chip that was cooking food with there heat.
@@Lightyagami-tx2xb That was not the fault of the chip, but one of optimisation, which has been mostly fixed. On the other hand, whichever chip Samsung fabrications touch, go straight to hell. Tensors are under-powered to avoid heating, while Exynos are dumped into Asian Markets with heavy markdowns.
My chromebook has a mediatek cpu. It's not bad!
@@DarthLala106im CPU*. The GPU is behind that of Snapdragon.
I'm always impressed with how good you're videos look and that pan shot with flipping thru apps with no one touching it? That was just a screen record right?
Love how unbiased your every review is..
One request please...can you share your music playlist somehow somewhere..
Marques' music playlist is in the description of every video :)
The synths in the opening monologue are straight 🔥🔥🔥
Logic made it
Logic’s music in the intro is always 🔥
Epic video thanks for the review looking at some different types of phones 👍
Daym! Phone companies need to hire you guys for phone shots! That intro was so EPIC!
Minimal Lights on the back are good.
Fixer Sachin T20 Average: 10
King Babar T20 Average: 54
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@@Umar_Akmal_PAK96 Bhai, aata ka bheekh manga band kardo firr. 😂jo ham fekh rahein
@@Umar_Akmal_PAK96 what is bro yapping about 💀😂
@sohamtrivedi176he is spaming this in every comment
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The design and UI,
particularly these two aspects, are the reasons encouraging me to buy this phone.
Those info shots were GORGEOUS bro *AWT22W* is the best thing you said, got in
3:38 20syl Ongoing Things. That intro music to MKBHD videos was fire back in the days.
loving the logic intros
What song is that I can’t remember
@@209DaddyMackhe just made the music for videos
@@209DaddyMack Insipio
8:50 how long is *AWT22W* there for us?
@8:14 About what Marques says: Definitely the OG Nexus 5 vibes with the front notification LED customisation for different apps. (via LED Control) Good ol Kitkat days!
Yo Marques, noticed an error in your data labels. At 5:28 you listed the "S23 Ultra" benchmark numbers. As a tech enthusiast, and owner of an S23 Ultra, those are way higher than my phone and I assume they are S24 Ultra numbers. Just letting you know, keep up the great work.
I noticed too it says s23 ultra but says snapdragon 8 gen 3 guessing it's suppose to be s24
Loved the video.
Just wanted to point out that at 5:27 it's written that the Galaxy S23 Ultra has a Snapdragon 8 gen 3 chip, which is incorrect as the S24 Ultra has an 8 gen 3 chip. Whearas the S23 Ultra has an 8 gen 2 chip
I was looking for this comment 😅
I knew that but I didn't notice lol
Same so idk if the typo is the s23 part or the snapdragon part?
@@bojidarmartinov5949 according to nanoreview database, benchmark results are closer to gen 3, so the typo in the s23 part.
Exactly. I was looking for this comment.
I like the difference in reviews from you and Arun. Arun pretty much shits all over the phone for 13 minutes, comparing it to 1k$+ flagships, while you take a balanced approach to this phone. Thank you for your work and i hope you will continue to stay adequate, which you are staying for how many years i watch your vids
He is paid by Nothing. I think he has an investment there or something similar to that. Lots of TH-camrs do
@@LHSlashso he should compare this 350$ to a 1000$ phones?its not like the guy didnt showcase the CONS of the phone too...i wont buy it myself cause i convinced me by the performance stuff he said...so its a good review😊
I intentionally watched MKBHD's video first because it looked like Arun was going to be present a negative review.
Chinese counterparts actually destroy the nothing phone 2a in terms of value. Default software might be unmatched but remember that we are in Android OS and we could actually emulate or even get a better system than the one on the nothing phone based on our needs and wants. For the US market though, the msrp value seems pretty good but it literally falls apart when we consider carrier deals for apple/samsung/motorola/oneplus and this "good" msrp is actually still bad value. I know Arun is pretty crazy for comparing it flagships but every chinese phone aims to do the same thing though and nothing phone can't match the chinese market. The saving grace of the software and led gimmick will fall apart as I think it is literally useless
Arun just grilled the phone like it's a flagship
I like how THE MKBHD sweater Logo is inline with the nothing Theme, im starting to look for easter eggs now
Thanks for the lovely analysis of the phone
5:27 Good video but that was an UNFAIR comparison. A $350 phone compared to a $1,300 phone.
Lamborghini vs Corrola lol...
Another stellar video, MKBHD! Your attention to detail and high production quality never fail to impress. Your thorough reviews always provide valuable insights and help me make informed tech decisions. Keep up the fantastic work! have an eye on *AWT22W* this is making it this year
The Logic INSIPIO intro was wild, so proud
Marques is always the best at making intros of products!
Just wanted to say that the screen recording at 11:03 was a nice touch. Love your videos!
That's a nice observation from you! The shot looks so good, actually!
you can use a mouse to do that.
Mouse ?? By Bluetooth??@@GollumADS
Its a screen recording.@@GollumADS
There is one deal breaker that just seems to be ignored at the moment: screen size.
I hear (from your own podcast) that Asus are likely ditching the Zenfone. This Nothing 2a phone is another whopper of a device that I just wouldn't be interested in, regardless of the price or specs. Do Android phones S24 size or smaller (with good specs) just not sell?
I absolutely LOVED the Pixel 4a and was hoping some company making Android phones would continue to service that market. Options feel really limited. Was hoping Carl Pei would channel his inner One Plus X feels here. Guess not.
That does seem like the trend now, nowadays everything is upsizing people want SUVs over hatchbacks and sedans when those are really what are needed for their needs; smartphones just seem to go into the same group.
I really want a phone under at like 6'1 6'2 size range; because for me and the major amount of general public snapdragon 695 peaked the required performance (minus the 1080p ceiling on video and some things here and there). It's just now that anything after that is just an attraction towards the big numbers :/
There's also people cribbing at dimensity 7020 is just dimensity 1080 but that's just it, that's what is the ideal power requirement after that it's just useless for the masses. Being someone who studies processors it really makes me mad at people spending money blindly for just numbers which they just aren't going to use.
Most people buy big phones. So that's why no one makes small one's. At the end of the day who wants less display and less battery life. Not to mention speakers being worse.
Trust me, you're not alone buddy, but unfortunately it seems like the majority of the crowd prefer larger size compared to a compact phone! :(
Compact phones appeal to me so much now, and it's disappointing to see our options whittle down year after year.
I've been using the OnePlus 7 for nearly five years now, and it's the biggest size I can comfortably hold. I honestly wanted the S10e back then, but I only opted for OnePlus because of its clean software, so I planned on buying a smaller phone after using my current one for 5 to 8 years. We need more competition in the compact phone market again, man.
Hi vidiq
MKBHD should start its own ad agency with those product intros. Unreal job guys. Gonna drag me to *AWT22W* man
The beat in the first few seconds was nice!
I would describe the Phone (2a) as the "iPhone" of midrange Android - nothing too fancy, but it's a well balanced phone that gets the job done. Nice one Nothing! 💯
That's right
lol no way. iPhones all at least are extremely powerful. This is not.
@@zethloveless7238I mean yeah, last gen flagship chip put in a 7 year old body sure is fast, but is overall a worse package. OP does have a foul comparison, I'd argue more that the A54 is the Android to a midrange iPhone with it's glass back and all that, or Pixel 7a with good cameras, wireless charging and a flagship SoC is, but overall the NP2a is just a slightly better phone than the SE3 when you look at the average score in every compartment.
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of every phone having a footprint of an oil tanker? Anything bigger than 6.4" for the average person is downright useless
Not the only person, but not a lot of people. As a person who uses their phone a lot to watch media, I love my phone having a big screen.
I wish there were more 6.1
I do a lot of reading and watching TH-cam content on my phone, so I prefer bigger screens.
@@beerdemus2812 6.4" is already a large screen found on car dashboards. That's my point.
For a lot of people phones are their primary devices so of course they want a big screen to watch media and play games
Great review, as usual. Random question, Formula 1 started this weekend and I really enjoyed your F1 breakdown video and your experience. Have you watched MotoGP before? It’s the F1 of motorcycle racing. I only bring it up because there season started this weekend too and there only US race is in Austin, TX in April. I think’s you enjoy it. At least the experience of watch these riders go 200+ mph on a motorcycle. 🙂
Love the subtle Logic plug ;)
Nothing should really become international quickly, until its to late and the other Tech Giants take over, like in Australia and New Zealand…
The company 'Nothing', right, not 'nothing'? lol
They do ship to Australia now
where do you find your wallpaper? 3:32
That intro was sick. A Studio video please, just for the intro Who of you also got into *AWT22W* after this
wtffff i cant stop replaying the intro. Amazing
9:10 It's practical to have cameras on the back of your phone??? What?
This whole episode feels like it's written by AI.
0:31 Samsung Galaxy A54 FTW!!!
Before I even finish watching the video, mkbhd is the king of intros! I swear! what about the *AWT22W* project you in it?
Reminds me of the good old days when toys were made with clear plastic and you could inspect the circuit boards and servos. I really liked my transparent gamepad for my SNES.
2:10 What is the keyboard in the background?
I don’t know exactly but I guess oneplus keyboard
@@Ojas.soniii nope. OnePlus keyboard's arrows don't have the gap on the left. And the keyboard in the video has black borders
@@Ronkly ohh wow and if you get to know it please do tell 🥰
If I may I love your videos (especially watching them from the (2a) you're talking about 😁).
Just a question, do you think the pre-applied film on the screen should be taken off? I can tell the touch sampling is not great, but I'm afraid its a needed protection
It's so cool looking. I wish more companies did cool stuff with looks
it looks like a concept phone from 2015!
Wallpaper please?
😂😂At 4:17 Marques, you said fish and chip😂😂😂. Love you bro
I hope this was sarcasm cause what he said was an efficient chip.
it actually impresses me the editing from mkbhd's channel. this guy has no need for background music whatsoever and still can grip the audience like superglue
They're basically making Pixels for people who don't want Pixels
but many cheeper
How did yall play around with the screen without touching the screen
Maybe that’s a screen recording
That’s a screen recording, you can see the screen recording logo in the top right corner
Black magic
Lol
The intro is dope, whoever made that needs a raise.
Thank you for an honestly review
MacBook Air M3 Review????
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It js came out a few days ago lol
Give Marques some time lol, he needs to test the device out and edit and alll
Its not that important of a review, just see the M2 MacBook Air review, its literally the same device but a different chipset lol.
But yea, I would like to see the review as well 🤣
😂😂
The bot/paid comments under this video are insane! What's up with that AW1234shit...?
Having used the phone for a week, gaming on it has definitely pretty good!
Didn't notice a crazy difference in performance from my previous iPhone 12 Pro.
I love the glyphs, I actually thought it would be gimmicky. But the amount of times I've been pissed at my iPhone ringing during work or buzzing while I'm working, and swapping to the Nothing Phone 2A, it's been amazing. You actually notice the difference between general app notifications and something like an email or message.
sorry but you have got to give the starting video/animations from marques, they are so clean and so well shot, props to you and your team with *AWT22W* stepping in the greatest is yet to come, you could figure that!
10:58 Airpods support ⁉️
Yep works great
So, Nothing to complain about?
Lol
i’m fully cemented in the apple ecosystem, but i find nothing phones so interesting and unique and love hearing reviews on them. also, the intro of this video was dope
"Ongoing Thing" makes a Cameo. The song never gets old ye *AWT22W* was right! Thanks for letting us know about *AWT22W*
11:11 don't say cheaper phone, it's affordable.
Why tf are there so many bots in this comment section?
Missed opportunity to have the default wallpaper display a representation of the internal hardware from the front. That would be pretty cool
I have aNothing Phone 1 and love it. It is up there with my Pixel 7 Pro. I love the interface and how everything just works, like my work iPhone.
Nothing trying something different as a small company reminds me of what oneplus did back in the days its looks nothing is gonna be the new oneplus that we used to love love the review by the marques and that intro was super awesome shout out your editor ❤❤❤
Amazing review and what a Kudos to Nothing with a "well done" from Marques This *AWT22W* is actually lit
It’s a mega finger print magnet, specially in the black colorway at the end only *AWT22W* can help!
That intro was 🔥
I love the home screen folder animation have an eye on *AWT22W* this is incredibly made