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  • AnonD-960307
  • Mqx
  • 11 Jan 2024

This might be one of the most unoptamized phones I've ever used. It's a great phone but it needs more optimization updates.
Build quality is excellent, wireless charging is great, although I've had problems using my own wireless chargers, the position of the wireless charging coils are higher than on other phones.
The glyphs are still a gimmick, I've had this phone for 1 year one and it still feels like a gimmick, and I just can't get used to it, and I have it off almost basically all the time to conserve battery.
My problems start with the bad state the software is right now, and how bad the battery life has been.
My problems with software all come down to optimization.
I have the 8gb version of the phone, and have only essential apps (no games, only 3 social media apps), I've also deleted all the Nothing bloatware and Google apps I didn't need.
Still this phone cannot keep anything in memory for more than 5 minutes, I close a app and open another, then when I go back to the previous app it restarts, this shows lack of optimization or lack of power from the CPU, I suspect it's lack of optimization. Hopefully they correct this issue with a future update.
Now for battery life, I don't have it as bad as others who complain about battery, but the battery life is disappointing. But how can my previous phone with a smaller battery and more power hungry CPU (and 2 years of ussage) get superior battery life than the Nothing.
To get the same battrty life with the Nothing, I have to turn off the glyphs and have the screen running at 60hz.
I suspect that it is a lack of optimization again.
To end it all, is that being a Nothing Phone 1 user is like being a Beta tester, the phone feels like a Beta product, and now that Phone 2 is out, we are even ignored when it comes to new futures that could totally back ported to Phone 1.

    mK afridi, 29 Dec 2023I have Nothing 1 only used for 40 days but not satisfied fr... moreUninstall all the rubbish apps that drain your battery.

    I have 2 Nothing Phone 1 devices and neither have bad battery life. One is on Android 13 and the other is Android 14.

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      • Nofinfan
      • PF5
      • 01 Jan 2024

      Been using my Nothing Phone 1 , it's been more than a year since newly purchased. I have got to say, whatever the issues were during the early days of using, they have been fixed and improvements are done here and there after all the recent updates. Couldn't be more happier . Looking at the specs I wasn't really digging it but man, the quality , just feels a lot premium , user experience etc. My previous phones were Vivo x70 pro, and iphone 13. For me ,Nothing is something else. Just bonded with me . Not "just another phone".

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        • Anonymous
        • tE6
        • 30 Dec 2023

        mK afridi, 29 Dec 2023I have Nothing 1 only used for 40 days but not satisfied fr... moreI have a year old nothing phone 1 8/256gb variant. But I've not faced battery drain issues at all. I always got 6.5/7h sot without gaming. But with gaming like codm br, I have managed to get 4/5h sot with playing like 3hs constantly. Now I updated my phone to 2.0.5 version. And It's running like a buttery smooth. Though I've not satisfied with its camera performance very much. Its so so.

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          • mK afridi
          • apL
          • 29 Dec 2023

          I have Nothing 1 only used for 40 days but not satisfied from battery performance, it is drain after 7hrs anyone has any odea

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            • MK Afridi
            • Trp
            • 29 Dec 2023

            Dear , I have Nothing 1 and its old only 1 month but the Battery performance is poor, as add it endurance hours are 107 but in actual less than 70 Hours. so anyone can guide me please

              Anonymous, 25 Dec 2023Redmi note 10 pro, 11 pro, or 12 proGreat joke.

                Anonymous, 25 Dec 2023i just got the phone a few days now, anybody have these iss... moreI have 2 of these phones and don't face these issues.

                Disable auto rotate. It always annoys me on any phone.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Lbn
                  • 25 Dec 2023

                  i just got the phone a few days now, anybody have these issues;
                  1. auto rotates orientation to horizontal when phone held @ slightly 45 degree angle.
                  2. camera app was very slow when changing modes
                  3. camera app gyro level when turned on has an annoying haptic feed back (how to turn off?)
                  3. camera app gyro level is not on the center in video mode.
                  4. no built-in gallery and music player.
                  5. no global interface ui animation speed control

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 8mp
                    • 25 Dec 2023

                    CamoGeko-XDA, 09 Dec 2023Your comment is a joke. I got my NP1 12GB model for 250,... moreRedmi note 10 pro, 11 pro, or 12 pro

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                      • Arshad alam
                      • 7Pj
                      • 25 Dec 2023

                      Camera not good.

                        this is one of the best midrange phone of 2022 and 2023

                          Evanjoh , 07 Dec 2023Nothing Phone 1 is a joke, overpriced Your comment is a joke.

                          I got my NP1 12GB model for 250, I dare you to find another phone for that price with the same build quality and wireless charging. I bet you can't, because you have no idea what you're talking about.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • rxH
                            • 08 Dec 2023

                            I using nothing phone I have one question

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                              • Evanjoh
                              • r0Z
                              • 07 Dec 2023

                              Nothing Phone 1 is a joke, overpriced

                                Nothing Phone Is Literally Nothing But Decent Battery But Good Storage And RAM

                                  Nothing Phone Is... Literally Nothing But Just A Average mAh But Good Storage And Ram

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                                    • ShVg
                                    • SnB
                                    • 01 Dec 2023

                                    CamoGeko-XDA, 01 Dec 2023I am in UK and still waiting for the 2.0.5 patch. Hopefu... moreCheck via settings, this is how i got mine.

                                      Anonymous, 01 Dec 2023Updated to nothing os 2.0.5 this morning.... I am in UK and still waiting for the 2.0.5 patch.

                                      Hopefully soon!! 😁

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sw3
                                        • 01 Dec 2023

                                        Updated to nothing os 2.0.5 this morning....