Nothing has finally announced its phone. It's the second major product release by Carl Pei's company, following last year's Ear 1 true wireless earbuds, and the device has a modest starting price.
Pei hopes that the device will make tech fun again and that it will re-energize the smartphone market. Tony Fadell, a designer for the Apple product, is one of the backers.
The glyph interface is a series of quirky light patterns that function as visual notifications when the phone is placed down, and is available in white or black.
The central circle lights up to indicate wireless or reverse wireless charging and the bottom light strip acts as a charging progress bar when theusb-C cable is plugged in. Light patterns can be assigned to contacts to identify who is calling.
The 50-megapixel main and ultrawide cameras feature optical and electronic image stabilization, as well as night, portrait, and document scanning software modes. Macro shots can be taken up to 4 cm.
A small hole-punch cutout in the top- left corner of the phone's screen houses a 16-megapixel selfie camera, while the phone's display has a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. There is an in-display sensor for fingerprints.
The phone is powered by a Qualcomm 778G Plus processor, and can be configured with either 8 or 12 gigabytes of memory, or 128 or 512 gigabytes of storage. The device is dust and water resistant and can be charged via cable or wireless.
The "no bloatware" Nothing OS has a number of unique features, such as the ability to display NFTs on the lock and home screens, and the ability to turn on air conditioning.
The Phone 1 will be available in over 40 markets, including the UK, Japan, India, and countries in mainland Europe. There are no plans to release the phone in the US. Pre-order requests can be found on the Nothing website.
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