Nothing: Phone (1)
The latest release from Carl Pei's new company, Nothing, has been released, the Phone (1).
As the market for smartphones has become somewhat homogenous, the specs and design are fairly standard, the largest differentiator being the "Glyph" interface present on the back of the device.
Meet the Glyph Interface. A new way to communicate. Unique light patterns indicate who's calling. Signals app notifications, charging status and more. Everyday interactions, made joyful. - Nothing.
Outside of the Glyph interface, the phone has specs that place it well in the mid-range market, with a price that is approachable and reminiscent of the earlier One-Plus releases, currently around $470 for the base model and going to around $560 for the high end variant.
Specs
- Chipset
- Qualcomm 778G+
- 8GB/12GB RAM + 128 GB/256GB memory
- Display
- 6.55” flexible OLED display
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass
- HDR10+
- 10-bit colour depth
- 2400x1080-pixel resolution at 402 ppi
- 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- 500 nits brightness; 1,200 nits peak brightness
- 60Hz - 120Hz adaptive refresh rate
- 240Hz touch sampling rate
- Haptic touch motors
- Power
- 4500 mAh battery size
- 33W PD3.0 wired charging: full charge in 70 mins
- 15W Qi wireless charging with dual charging support: full charge in 120 mins
- 5W reverse charging
- Camera
- Single Front 16MP
- Sony: ƒ/2.45
- 1080p 30fps
- Dual Rear 50MP sensors
- Sony: ƒ1.8 standard and
- Samsung: 114° wide angle
- Optical (main sensor only) and Electronic Image stabilization
- 4k video at 30fps with HDR
- 1080 60fps
- Slow-mo 120fps
- Night Mode
- Glyph interface also functions as flash and ring light.
The device is also claimed to be manufactured with sustainability in mind, although these claims are not backed by many details at the moment.
Made with 100% recycled aluminium. Leading the industry with over 50% of the plastic components coming from bio-based and recycled sources. Recycled fibre packaging. And the unfailing determination to shrink tech’s environmental impact. - Nothing
Also, given that one of the features touted is the built in "NFT gallery," which can display and track the prices of these virtual, potentially climate destroying "assets", the statement, "unfailing determination to shrinking tech's environmental impact," is interesting.
