Nothing Phone (1) review

22 July 2022


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  • Marta
  • n9x
  • 23 Jul 2022

Something is better than nothing.

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    • Tommy
    • nin
    • 23 Jul 2022

    I am not a fan of this phone but I have to say: those night photos are outstanding!! and i would say on par with flagships. I own samsung a52s and night photos are pure disaster:(

      Judging by this review, their first smartphone attempt is pretty good. I would even consider recommending this phone to some of my friends.

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        • Anonymous
        • Jvg
        • 23 Jul 2022

        The Flip, 23 Jul 2022I think the hate and ridicule towards this phone is overblo... moreWeren't you one of those who thought LED lights were ridiculous?

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          • Little Penguin
          • 8SI
          • 23 Jul 2022

          I am surprised samsung users have not yet demanded the writer to change score to lower valeu like done to xperia 1.
          It got 4,6 , than they forced score to be lower on next day.

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            • Anonymous
            • 4Dy
            • 23 Jul 2022

            cyber, 23 Jul 2022i am from earth,you aparantly just came from mars,so called... moreyou know, oppo, xiaomi and huawei do have factories. There is one which doesn't. It has a nice fruit logo too you know....

              So the next logical step after removing the headphone jack is ruining all audio playback?
              GSMArena is very kind with their reviews. When a phone fails to deliver a major feature, I'd knock the rating WAY down until it's fixed. No more of this "great phone that crashes" or "everything you've been looking for except cellular data" with 4.5 stars crap.

                The Nothing Phone gets easily mocked for 3 reasons -

                1. The name Nothing is easy to mock and make puns.
                2. The rear is looked upon as a gimmick.
                3. It's not a flagship even though it's not priced that way.

                I say give the company a chance to improve upon it. Who is to say they can't? It's just Generation 1.

                  Aierlan, 23 Jul 2022Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Honor all do have their own factorie... moreonly in India Xiaomi has builded 9 factories in less than 12 years.....the most advance one will starts operation next year:

                  https://technode.com/2022/05/12/xiaomi-to-open-new-fully-automated-smart-factory-in-2023/

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                    • Anonymous
                    • KAS
                    • 23 Jul 2022

                    Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022I don't hate the phone. I hate the fact they've c... morethis particular review on GSMA was not biased at all. The youtubers are though, because of free units they get from companies. This review did bluntly point out the audio situation on this phone, and the lack of a better IP rating. And if the phone is genuinely good performing then it's not called bias, is just that you didn't like it

                    I'm not biased either. I already mentioned about the current issues with the phone (display and back panel) but the phone itself is pretty good when these are fixed

                      cyber, 23 Jul 2022i am from earth,you aparantly just came from mars,so called... moreHuawei, Oppo, Vivo and Honor all do have their own factories for smartphone manufacture although they do outsource manufacture (and sometimes design) of some cheaper models too. Xiaomi seems to outsorce the manufacture of all their phones but they are also currently building a manufacturing plant to focus on their high end phones.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • a0V
                        • 23 Jul 2022

                        Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022All the hate on this comes only from the people that don�... moreI don't hate the phone. I hate the fact they've compromised influencers into giving biased reviews.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KAS
                          • 23 Jul 2022

                          [deleted post]All the hate on this comes only from the people that don't or can't buy this. Rest others were disappointed that this didn't turn out to be the $500 flagship they always wanted

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 8N3
                            • 23 Jul 2022

                            cyber, 23 Jul 2022i am from earth,you aparantly just came from mars,so called... moreHuawei, oppo , vivo and xiaomi have own factories.
                            Obviously very kow end devices are odm, samsung has few as well.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 8N3
                              • 23 Jul 2022

                              The Flip, 23 Jul 2022I think the hate and ridicule towards this phone is overblo... moreIt is on pair with many phones between $400-520.
                              Some stuff better, some stuff not.
                              Just this.

                              Why so much hype about this?
                              Why does media treat it as if it was a $1300 phone being sold for $500?

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                                • cyber
                                • S2D
                                • 23 Jul 2022

                                507AMS, 23 Jul 2022almost all brands get components or have factories in China... morei am from earth,you aparantly just came from mars,so called ,,major" brands from china like xiaomi,huawei and so on exist only on papers,they neither own factories,rnd departments or any equipment-they are customers to the factory which produce them ,providing external design only,then is a samsung who has a lot of their own factories manufacturing above 90 percent of its phones with little as 20 percent chinese parts at all,they also has few cheap odm models for certain markets so buddy you does know Nothing

                                  Damn, this comments are just a shills fest, I'm outta this site lol like good riddance 😂

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                                    • T4techdroid
                                    • u14
                                    • 23 Jul 2022

                                    Gonna buy it , fantastic! What a unique design, i really love android devices, Nothing os is well optimized too...

                                      I think the hate and ridicule towards this phone is overblown. So what if it's not a flagship? That's not its target audience. From reviewers, they seem to like the device for what it is. A solid first gen product that will only get better.

                                      Do people forget how the first iPhone was ridiculed because it didn't have third-party apps? How people wanted the Nokia N95 more? I think Nothing products have potential. Think about Xiaomi from 2014. We saw their potential when they had those flash sales. And not every Xiaomi was flagship. They'd sell Redmis for bargain prices.

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                                        • Soda-with-lime
                                        • 7k0
                                        • 23 Jul 2022

                                        Here's nothing phone 0.1
                                        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3220