At its Return to Instinct event, Nothing officially launched the Phone (1) smartphone. The Nothing Phone 1 comes with an impressive set of features at a no-so-high price tag. For those looking for a new smartphone with a great screen, different design, premium materials, and pro-grade cameras, the Nothing Phone (1) is an excellent option. Read along and learn everything about Nothing's first-ever smartphone.

Design

Nothing Phone 1

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As Carl Pei promised, the Nothing Phone (1) keeps a similar design as its Ear (1). The design of the Nothing Phone (1) is quite different in comparison to the smartphones currently found in the market. The phone sports a transparent back that shows off its industrial elements, like screws that hold some of the panels in place and the wireless charging coil. The Nothing logo, engraved in the dot matrix font, can be found in the bottom left corner. The phone is surrounded by an aluminum metal frame.

Nothing Phone 1
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Nothing says that the frame of the Phone 1 is made out of 100% recycled aluminum. In addition, 50% of the plastic used is made out of bio-based or post-consumer recycled materials. The Phone 1 also sports Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and back. There's an advanced vibration motor that makes the touch responses life-like, while the symmetrical bezels and aluminum frame add elegance, lightness, and durability.

Glyph Interface

Nothing Phone 1 Glyph

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One of the unique things about the Phone (1), and a thing that improves the overall appeal of the Phone (1), is Glyph Interface. The smartphone comes with 900 LEDs on the back. These white LED strips can be found surrounding the camera module, the wireless charging coil, towards the top right corner, and just beneath the charging coil.

Nothing says that the Glyph Interface is a new way of communicating and a way to minimize screen time. Users can configure the Glyphs to light up during calls, notifications, and alarms. The LEDs can even configure it to act as a flash for photos (there's a separate flash on the back as well) and a battery charging indicator. It can be configured through Android settings.

Display

Nothing Phone 1

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Moving onto the front, the Nothing Phone (1) comes with a 6.55-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels at 402 PPI. The display supports a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. In addition, the Nothing Phone 1 also boasts support for HDR10+ playback and a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. Nothing says it has fine-tuned the camera on the Nothing Phone (1) to show richer colors and deeper contrasts.

Camera

Nothing Phone 1

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Moving onto the cameras, the Nothing Phone 1 features a dual-camera setup on the back. This setup includes a 50MP Sony IMX 766 primary camera and a 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 ultra-wide angle lens with 114-degree FoV. The punch-hole cutout in the front houses the smartphone's 16 MP selfie camera. The primary camera sensor supports OIS (optical image stabilization) while EIS (electronic image stabilization) is offered on both sensors.

Software features include Portrait mode, Night mode, Panorama Night mode, Google Filter, Bokeh, Beauty mode, Night Video, and Expert mode. While the video recording is capped at 4K 30fps, 1080p videos can go up to 60fps. Nothing says it fine-tuned the Phone (1)'s camera using a 10-bit display so that the images look as true to what is seen through the viewfinder.

Processor

Nothing Phone 1

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The Nothing Phone (1) is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 778G+ processor. Nothing says that it skipped using the flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset on the Phone (1) as the 778G+ provides apt power and performance at a lower price. Snapdragon 778G+ is an octa-core chipset with four high-performance ARM Cortex-A78 cores and four power-efficient ARM Cortex-A55 cores. In addition, the chipset features Adreno 642L GPU and an X53 5G modem.

The Snapdragon 778G+ on the Nothing Phone (1) also comes with two exclusive features: wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. The company worked with Qualcomm to add these features to the Snapdragon 778G chipset (making it Snapdragon 778G "+") only for the Phone (1). For those worrying about gaming performance, the Nothing Phone 1 comes with a dedicated Gaming Mode that keeps graphics fluid for an immersive gameplay experience.

The Snapdragon 778G+ processor on the Nothing Phone (1) is coupled with 8 or 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128 or 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Keeping things smooth is Nothing's custom Nothing OS. The phone runs on Android 12-based Nothing OS, which comes with no bloatware. The company claims that the software learns which apps are your favorite, and keeps them in the RAM, so they load super-fast. The rest of the apps are frozen to save battery.

Battery

Nothing Phone 1

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Backing the Nothing Phone (1) is a 4500 mAh battery cell. The smartphone supports 33W PD3.0 wired charging. Nothing says that the battery of the Phone 1 should last up to 18 hours on a single charge. Thanks to the 33W fast wired charging, you can get 50% power in just 30 minutes.

The Nothing Phone (1) also supports 15W Qi wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging. Using the reverse wireless charging feature, you can charge your Qi-compatible products, such as the company's own Ear (1), using just your phone by placing them on the back. The charging coil Glyph even lights up to indicate reverse charging is happening.

Price, Colors, and Availability

Nothing Phone 1 Colors

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As evident from the specs, Nothing Phone (1) isn't a flagship smartphone, and the company has given it a reasonable price tag of £399 GBP for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The 8GB/256GB variant and 12GB/256GB variant have been priced at £449 and £499, respectively. One key thing to note here is that the 12/256GB variant will only be available later in the summer and not when the open sales start.

Open Sales for the Nothing Phone 1 will begin on 21 July 2022. It will be available in 40+ countries, including the UK, Europe, Japan, and India. As announced before, Nothing Phone 1 won't be available in the United States. If you're in London, you can grab the smartphone from the company's kiosk on 16 - 20 July as well. All the necessary details about the kiosk and other retailers are available on the Nothing website. On oh, those wondering about the colors, the Nothing Phone (1) is available in two colors: Black and White.

Variant

Price (UK)

Price (Europe)

Price (India)

8+128GB

£399 GBP

€469

Rs. 32,999

8+256GB

£449 GBP

€499

Rs. 35,999

12+256GB

£499 GBP

€549

Rs. 38,999

What's in the box?

Just like other "environment-conscious" companies, Nothing has unfortunately decided to exclude the charging adapter from its box. In addition to Nothing Phone (1), the box contains just the USB Type-C cable, SIM tray ejector, safety information, and the warranty card. The Phone 1, however, comes with a screen protector pre-applied, which is a nice touch.

Nothing Phone 1 Product Box Image
Nothing Phone (1)

Phone 1 is Nothing's first-ever smartphone. It comes with a 6.55-inch 120Hz OLED display with slim bezels, Qualcomm's custom-tuned Snapdragon 778G+ processor, LEDs on the back, Dual 50MP camera sensors, and more. Check out all the deals on the device using the links given below.

Nothing Phone (1) Specs

Category

Nothing Phone (1)

Display

6.55-inch, OLED, 2400x1080-pixel resolution

Display Features

- 120Hz refresh rate
- HDR10+
- 1200 nits peak brightness
- Corning Gorilla Glass
- In-display Fingerprint Sensor

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+

CPU Specs

- 6nm
- 1x 2.5GHz Cortex-A78
- 3x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78
- 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55

GPU

Adreno 642L

Memory

8/12 GB LPDDR5

Storage

128/256 GB UFS 3.1

Rear Cameras

- Primary: 50 MP, f/1.88, wide, OIS, HDR
- Ultra-wide: 8 MP, f/2.2, 1140-degree FoV, HDR

Front Camera

16 MP, f/2.24

Video Modes

4K @ 30 fps, 1080p HD @ 30/60 fps, Live HDR @ 30fps, Slo-mo @ 120 fps

Security

In-display Fingerprint Sensor, Face Unlock, PIN, Pattern, Password

Connectivity

Dual-SIM, 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2

Ports

USB-C, No 3.5mm Headphone Jack

IP

IP53

Battery

4500 mAh

Wired Charging

33W PD3.0

Wireless Charging

15W Qi wireless charging

Reverse Wireless Charging

5W

Operating System

Nothing OS (Android 12)

Android Update Policy

- 3 years of Android updates
- 4 years of security patches every two months

Colors

White, Black

Dimensions

159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm

Weight

193.5 g

Release date

12 July 2022

Open sale date

21 July 2022

Starting Price

£399