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No phone (2)
No phone (2) is bigger, more powerful, more refined and more expensive. It’s a better device, but you’ll pay. Is it worth it? Maybe.
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No phone (1)
The Blank Phone (1) is probably the best-looking smartphone you can find on the market today – and it was unique until the phone (2) came along.
The No phone (1) it was undoubtedly the most exciting phone of 2022. Not only was it a new player that entered the Android market, but it came with a new design method and an affordable price. Now a No phone (2) it’s here, keeping most of the design information but creating a number of upgrade keys for the device it replaces. This brings up the real question: if you buy the original device from 2022, or enter all the new ones in 2023.
So, with that in mind, we’ve put the Nothing (2) phone up against the rest to help you decide which one is right for you.
Description, price and availability
The Nothing (1) phone was launched in July 2022 and is available for purchase at a cost around £399 since then. Unfortunately for our US readers, it has not been released stateside.
The Nothing phone (2) was revealed exclusively There is no event on 11 July 2023. The price of the new device has increased, so it will cost 599 dollars in the US, $ 929 in Canada, £ 579 in the UK and € 769 in Europe, when it goes to the new location.
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No phone (2) No phone (1) SoC Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Snapdragon 778G+ Show it 6.7in OLED, 2412 x 1080, 1-120Hz 6.55in OLED, 1080×2400, 60-120Hz Ram 8/12GB 8/12GB Storage 128/256/512GB 128/256GB Battery 4700mAh, 45W wired, 15W wireless 4500mAh, 33W wired, 15W wireless Camera (Back, Front) Main: 50MP IMX890, f/1.88; ultrawide: 50MP JN1, f/2.2; front: 32MP IMX615, f/2.45 Main: 50MP IMX766, f/1.88; ultrawide: 50MP JN1, f/2.2; front: 16MP IMX471, f/2.45 Dimensions 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6mm, 201.2g 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3mm, 193.5g Species Black / White Black / White IP value IP54 IP53
Creation
The design of the Nothing phone (1) is a major part of its appeal. It has a special transparent glass and a “Glyph Interface” – which means it has a white LED text on the back that can simulate different functions of the phone. Both designs are visible on the phone (2), too. But the design is bigger: while all the features are the same, the new phone looks more advanced, with a 3D glass back that is slightly curved, so it looks even better than its predecessor.
The Glyph language has also been added to the Nothing phone (2). The division of pictures it’s a little different, but so are the cakes. This allows for precise control and opens up new features, such as a timer or integration with delivery programs.
The red LED recording indicator is now broken on the new model, instead of a round dot on the phone (1), which is just beautiful, but the overall vibe around the back of the display remains the same. There is a little bump in the IP valuefrom IP53 to IP54, which is small, but welcome.
Show it
The Bare Phone (1) has a 6.55-inch 120Hz OLED panel with a 2400 x 1080 resolution, and we were impressed with its performance. It has fully symmetrical bezels, which is rare for a mid-range phone, and gives the device a very interesting look. On refresh, it only offered 60 or 120Hz.
This has been changed in phone (2). The new phone has a 6.7-inch LTPO OLED, which means it can offer flexible refreshes such as high quality phones. This means that it can vary between 1 and 120Hz depending on the content, designed to work well with the power supply. It’s also a very bright display – very bright – moving from 500 nits to the usual 1000 nits and now it peaks at 1600 nits. This means that it will be more efficient and will probably provide a better HDR experience when viewing content.
Overall, the Nothing phone (2) is pretty impressive in the display department: it’s a great display, it’s bigger, it’s brighter – but interestingly, one of the things that Nothing is pushing in Nothing OS 2.0 is a monochrome graphics pack – so even though the phone has a strong display, you can cut the color to a very small size.
Hardware and functionality
The Nothing (1) phone runs on the Snapdragon 778G+, which is a mid-range platform that has been customized to support wireless charging and wireless charging – two features missing from 90 percent of mid-range phones. In our testing, we found the performance of this mid-range SoC to be more than adequate for our daily needs, but power users and gamers are left wanting more.
Nothing’s phone (2) is on Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 platform. The most powerful option, if not the latest and greatest that Qualcomm has to offer. It’s an interesting move, choosing a 2022 platform for your 2023 device, but we think we can figure out why. Nothing has been known to value user experience and battery life when chasing benchmark scores, and it’s also been very aggressive in its pricing – and using older devices makes that happen.
We’ve had a lot of experience with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and it’s all been great. It’s very powerful, which is great if you like to draw a lot mobile games like PUBG wallpapers and Genshin Impact, but it is very useful, which means that you can go for a long time between cases. Besides, the phone (2) is now using high-quality hardware, so it is better than the Nothing phone (1). This depends on the price difference, if nothing else.
Elsewhere, the Nothing phone (2) comes with options of 8/12GB of RAM and 128/256/512GB of storage. This sees the prices of the phone high, allowing for a low entry point, but great savings for those who want it.
There’s also a 200mAh battery, with the Nothing phone (2) sitting at 4700mAh – it’s not a big change, but it makes up for the screen size. It still supports 45W wired and 15W wireless.
Software
Both phones run Android and No OS on top. Nothing has gone to town on Android customization and it’s much more useful than what you get from other manufacturers. The new device also starts Nothing OS 2.0, which brings improvements – but some of them will also come to the Nothing phone (1). The whole beauty of these phones is about minimalism – as we said there is that icon that removes all the colors from your app’s screen. This takes some getting used to, but it’s great once you’ve had it for a while.
There are great widgets on both devices, including smart timers to get you to the settings you use most often, and the Glyph Interface, which as we said, is very advanced for a second-generation phone. The original will get a lot more, including the new Glyph Composer to help you create musical compositions similar to Glyphs.
There will be slight differences depending on the hardware, but you should also know that all Nothing phones will receive updates for 3 years.
Cameras
Cameras are the weakest point of the Nothing (1) phone. On paper, it looks like a good configuration, with a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultrawide and a 16-megapixel selfie snapper. But the reality is that the results are not as good as they like Google and Samsung. That’s not to say it’s bad, but you won’t find anyone buying a phone (1) based on how well the camera works.
It goes without saying that the move to Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is part of powering the camera, while there is also a move to a new large sensor. It’s still 50 megapixels, but now it’s the Sony IMX890, which is technically an upgrade over the previous sensor. Ultrawide remains the same, while there’s a move to a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. The new phone can take a lot of pictures and has an adaptive HDR system to get better results. The work, however, remains to be seen.
Judgment
The main change is in the phone settings None (2). It moves from the mid-range to the small range, so it’s a very capable phone, but it’s also very expensive. At the same time, the refreshing design ensures that the bump – it looks good and feels good in the hand, although it is not at the top with the brand of hardware and cameras. It does, however, well the Nothing (1) call is close to all areas.
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But the Nothing (1) phone is still interesting. It’s still a unique phone, it’s cheap and it still has support software. It’s also available at affordable prices, so it might be worth picking up if you want something that has the Glyph Interface and runs No OS. The experience is still good, although the hardware is tough among them.
