After months of anticipation and building excitement, Nothing, the company founded by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has launched it’s latest product, the Nothing Phone 2. The Nothing Phone 2, the second-generation smartphone from Nothing, comes with a higher price compared to it’s predecessor.
In terms of appearance, the Nothing Phone 2 closely resembles it’s predecessor, with most of the changes being internal. Along with the price increase, the company has upgraded the specifications to give it a flagship-like performance.
One of the standout features from last year’s Nothing Phone 1 was it’s unique transparent back design with glyphs lightning. This design has been retained in this year’s model with significant improvements. The Glyph lighting interface now features more lighting zones, including a strip that can serve as a progress bar or countdown timer. Nothing now allows third-party app developers to utilize the light strips on the back of the device with their own apps.
A new feature called “Essential Glyph Notifications” has been added. This feature enables users to activate a light strip to act as a notification indicator for the phone app or any other chosen app. With this feature, the selected light strip will remain illuminated until the user checks the notification. Additionally, a new “Glyph Composer” feature allows users to create a ringtone and the lighting effect on the rear side will be based on that composition when the lighting strips illuminate.
Regarding the internals, most of the specifications were already revealed by Carl Pei and the Nothing team members to generate hype about the Nothing Phone 2. The device boasts a slightly larger 6.7-inch LTPO OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, surpassing the 6.55-inch display of the previous model. The Phone 2’s display reaches a peak brightness of 1600 nits in broad daylight, a significant improvement over the 700 nits of peak brightness in the Phone 1.
Under the hood, the Phone 2 features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, which, although not the latest flagship chipset, is still an improvement over last year’s Snapdragon 778G+. According to the company, the SD 8+ Gen 1 chipset offers up to an 80 percent performance improvement compared to it’s predecessor. The Nothing Phone 2 is now available in more storage options and in more countries. Users can choose between 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, or 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.
The Phone 2 comes with Nothing OS 2, built on top of Android 13. Nothing OS 2 represents the company’s customized version of Android, offering more customization options that were missing in Nothing OS 1. The company still guarantees three years of Android OS updates and four years of security updates.
On the camera front, the Phone 2 retains the same dual rear camera system with a 50MP main lens and a 50MP ultra-wide lens. However, the front camera has been upgraded to a 32MP selfie shooter, compared to the 16MP camera in the Phone 1. The company claims to have made several improvements to the camera system, including better signal processing and enhanced HDR+. The Phone 2 is capable of recording 4K videos at 60 frames per second and supports RAW HDR photography with eight frames, compared to the three frames in the previous generation device.
The battery in the Phone 2 has also received an upgrade, now featuring a 4700mAh capacity with support for 45W fast wired charging. Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are also available, albeit limited to 15W and 5W respectively. The device’s IP rating has improved from IP53 to IP54, offering better protection against splashes.
With these enhanced specifications, the company has slightly increased the price tag. The 8GB + 128GB variant is priced at $599/£579/€679, the 12GB + 256GB variant is priced at $699/£629/€729 and the high-end 12GB + 512GB variant is priced at $799/£699/€849. In comparison, the base model of last year’s device started at £399/€469 in Europe for the 8GB + 128GB variant.
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