Nothing Phone (1) launch LIVE: The Nothing Phone (1) will be announced today after months and months of hype. Nothing’s first smartphone will mark a new entrant into the crowded smartphone space with a different approach – something that focuses on being unique. Ahead of the launch tonight, Nothing has revealed a couple of bits about its smartphone, while leaks have bared it out down to its possible pricing and whether or not it will have a charger in the box. Leaked renders have also shown the black colour variant of the Nothing Phone (1).
All this hype surrounding the Nothing Phone (1) may have got you excited and hence, if you want to catch all the latest updates from the event as and when they happen, you have come to right place. In the build up to the event, we will be looking at everything we know so far, and relay the live updates from the launch event.
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Nothing Phone (1) India price
The base model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage costs ₹32,999. The 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant costs Rs. 35,999 while the variant with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage costs ₹38,999, respectively.
Variants and prices
8GB + 128GB variant: £399
8GB + 256GB variant: £449
12GB + 256GB variant: £499
Here are the prices in the UK
Battery
4500mAh battery with 33W wired charging, takes 1 hour to fully charge the phone
15W wireless charging
5W reverse wireless charging
Now the processor
Powered by the 6nm Snapdragon 778G+ chip
Display details
AMOLED display with HDR10+ colours and 10 billion colours
120Hz refresh rate
240Hz touch sample rate
Flexible OLED panel to have uniform bezels
Camera details
Main camera is a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor .
Ultrawide camera is 50MP Samsung JN1 sensor with 114-degree FOV
Livestream even shot on the Nothing Phone (1)
Time for the cameras
Nothing Phone (1) has only two cameras on its back!
Nothing OS details
No bloatware promised on the Nothing Phone (1). Carl Pei stresses on softwrae stability. There is also an NFT widget available in Nothing OS.
Nothing OS details
Nothing OS is a lightweight Android skin with stock Google apps. Quick Settings control for the Nothing ear (1), just like Apple AirPods controls. Nothing also bakes integration with Tesla, users will be able to turn on lights and so on
Gorilla Glass 5 and metal everywhere
Nothing Phone (1) uses Gorilla Glass 5 at front and back. The frame is made of recycled metal. Aluminium frame to keep the weight of the phone low.
Glyph Interface details
Glyph lights will show the charging status at the bottom, and one around the wireless charging coil to show when charging wirelessly. More functions are coming soon.
Glyph Interface
Glyph lights of the Glyph interface are synced with the ringtones. These ringtones are all done in morse code, and you can set them as unique caller ID.
Carl Pei talks about the phone
Carl Pei, the founder of Nothing, talks about what went into the Phone (1) and how they worked on it
Nothing ear (1) Stick earbuds?
Rumours suggest a more affordable Nothing Ear (1) Stick could be announced today. It will have a new slim case design, lose its silicon ear tips, and might even lose ANC to lower the price.
No charger in the box?
Rumours suggest you might need to buy the charger separately, although Nothing might sell you a 45W charger separately. You will get a case in the box though.
Nothing Phone (1) specs officially revealed
Snapdragon 778G+ processor
Glyph Interface with LED lights for notifications
Transparent rear design
Wireless charging
120Hz OLED display
Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
Nothing Phone (1) launch event India timing
The Nothing Phone (1) launch event will be livestreamed via the company's YouTube channel from 8:30 PM IST. But you can catch all the updates LIVE here.