Nothing Phone (1) - Design & Specifications - Worth the Hype?

On March 23,2022 Carl Pei announced that Nothing is working on a phone which will launch on Summer 2022. And the big day (July 12,2022) is here!

THE HYPE !

Since the announcement the expectation is sky high and the initial design reveals with GLYPH (LED) design only added fuel to the already rapidly increasing hype.It is the most anticipated phone for a while in the tech industry.Most of the mobile industry giants are also on the lookout of the reception.

Does it worth all the hype? Or is it just a normal mid-range phone with led gimmicks. Lets see!

Nothing Phone (1) Design:

COLOR OPTIONS: BLACK, WHITE

Front Design:

(image Credit nothing.tech)

Back Design (GLYPH Interface):

                            (image credit nothing.tech)

Glyph Interface - Highlights & Use Cases:

Here is some of the use cases of GLYPH interface:

• Show Charging Percentage
• Show Call Notifications
• Engagement while doing wireless charging
• More customisable settings will be given via future software updates.

According to MKBHD, the back-panel consists of over 900 LED's.

Nothing Phone (1) Specifications:

6.5" FHD+ Flexible OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, 240 HZ Touch Sampling
Snapdragon 778 G+ SnapDragon Chipset
8/12GB + 128/256GB Storage Options
50MP SONY+ 50MP Cameras
16MP Front
Android 12
Nothing OS
4,500mAh battery
33W wired charging
15W wireless & 5W reverse wireless
Stereo speakers, Gorila Glass 5
HDR10+ certified
in-Display Finger Print Scanner (Ultrasonic)
Glyph Interface

Meet Phone (1).

It's pure instinct. Formed as a machine. Told through beautiful symbols. Deeper interactions. And brave simplicity.

Discover more about the Glyph Interface and Nothing OS at https://t.co/WAZe9Avh0J pic.twitter.com/3OHNM5TxZh

— Nothing (@nothing) July 12, 2022

Price Details :

The phone prices are officially revealed, available at all partners by July 21,2022. Please refer below:

8GB + 128 GB - 399 GBP

8GB + 256GB - 449 GBP

12 GB + 256 GB - 499 GBP (Coming Later)

INDIAN PRICING:

Indian Pricing of Nothing Phone (1) starts from 31,999  INR.

Indian pricing.#NothingPhone1 pic.twitter.com/44jaF6nfvr

— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) July 12, 2022

CAMERA SAMPLES: 

Here are the samples from Nothing official twitter account:

Phone (1) has 2 exceptional cameras.

But it’s better to show you what it can do. So we gave Phone (1) to the team here.

See the results for yourself here: https://t.co/wxgEVyxeYG pic.twitter.com/jBEF5uwEa5

— Nothing (@nothing) July 8, 2022

ANDROID ECO SYSTEM:

One of the things Apple is miles ahead of Android is their Eco-System. Many tech giants tried to challenge this but none of them are really succeeded even Google.

Carl Pei, Founder of Nothing stated that "From the very beginning, the Nothing vision has been a world without barriers between people and technology. What does that really mean? it means this, we are building the most compelling alternative to Apple. If you want products that connect and work seamlessly together, the only choice is Apple”. 

Our product ecosystem will be different. And open.

We will first focus on core product categories, products on which people spend the majority of their time on screen starting this year with the smartphone.

— Carl Pei (@getpeid) March 23, 2022

So Far it looks promising. Lets see how it will pan out!