Nothing Phone (1) price hike ALERT! More expensive now, Nothing explains why

Nothing Phone (1) price hikes in India ahead of the next sale. Here is what buyers need to pay for it.

Nothing Phone (1) prices hiked in India by Rs. 1,000.  (Amritanshu/HT Tech)

Nothing Phone (1) gets its first price hike in India! It has been just over a month since the Nothing Phone (1) was announced, and the company has already announced the first official price hike. Across the range, buyers will now have to pay Rs. 1,000 more than before and Nothing says the new prices are applicable from today onwards. Hence, the next sale of the Phone (1) will oversee new prices for the three storage variants. Flipkart is yet to update the prices of the Phone (1) variants.

With the revised prices in place, here is what you will need to pay for the Phone (1). The base variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage will now cost Rs. 33,999, whereas the other variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage costs Rs. 36,999. The top-end variant of the Phone (1) with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage will cost Rs. 39,999. This is a price hike of Rs. 1,000 across the range. Nothing is yet to announce any price hike for the accessories.

Nothing Phone (1) price hike: Worth buying now?

Nothing, unlike other smartphone brands, has released a statement explaining why the prices have been hiked. “Plenty has changed since we started building Phone (1), including economic factors such as fluctuating currency exchange rates and rising component costs. In response to the current climate, we've had to make a change to our prices,” says Nothing in a media statement.

While price hikes are never good news, the Phone (1) remains a solid phone to buy. For less than Rs. 35,000, the Phone (1) may not have the most powerful chip but it makes up for it with its user experience. The Snapdragon 778G+ chip is plenty fast and capable of handling daily tasks with ease. The 6.5-inch OLED display is great to look at and its 120Hz refresh rate keeps it all look smooth. The 4500 mAh battery is good enough for an all-day battery stamina while the 33W wired fast charging tops up the battery in under an hour. You also get wireless charging at 15W.

Shutterbugs will also be happy with the dual 50MP cameras at the back. These are not Google Pixel 6a levels of cameras but for most people, they will do just fine for casual photography. The biggest draw, however, is the Nothing OS experience along with the Glyph interface. The OS is clean and bloat-free, while the Glyph lights make a bold design statement and add a lot of convenience.