REDMAGIC 11 Pro
What you’d gain
- 2.4× faster
- Battery: 4,700 → 7,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2028
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 201 → 230 g
Should You Upgrade From the Nothing Phone (2)?
How the Nothing Phone (2) compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates end around 2027 Newer phones are about 2.4× faster The best upgrade scores 2.8 points higher on battery and 2.7 on performance OS upgrades ended around 2026
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
Phones with a US launch price up to $750, close to what the Nothing Phone (2) cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
REDMAGIC 11 Air
What you’d gain
- 2× faster
- Battery: 4,700 → 7,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2029
What you’d give up
- No wireless charging
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Camera score: 6.7 → 8.0
- Security updates until around 2033
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
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Nothing Phone (2) upgrade FAQ
Is the Nothing Phone (2) still supported?
Nothing promises 4 years of security updates for the Nothing Phone (2), counted from its announcement in July 2023, so they should continue until around 2027. It gets 3 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2026.
What is the best upgrade from the Nothing Phone (2)?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the REDMAGIC 11 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.3 vs 6.8 for the Nothing Phone (2). If you want to spend less, look at the REDMAGIC 11 Air. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $750, close to the Nothing Phone (2)’s launch price.
How much faster is the REDMAGIC 11 Pro than the Nothing Phone (2)?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the REDMAGIC 11 Pro is about 2.4 times as fast as the Nothing Phone (2). In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 4,584.