Nothing Phone (1) review

22 July 2022


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  • Fitz
  • mFd
  • 23 Jul 2022

Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022Lets see the number of sales of this mediocre disco phone c... moreBruh!!!how would anyone in thier right mind call this a competition to A03😐

    Wait 2 or months, get this for 399€, amazing deal.

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      • Anonymous
      • KAS
      • 23 Jul 2022

      Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022No it isn't. It's an overpriced disco light. Al... moreAll of the commenters here saying that the LEDs are an overhyped feature of this phone. They're forgetting that apart from the lights, this phone also has an IP rating, metal frame, OLED display with 1B colors, uniform and small bezels all over, fast charging, wireless charging, reverse wireless charging and an in-display fingerprint sensor. Few phones have any of these features at this price, let alone all of them in one phone, like this one. The galaxy a52s is the closest to this, in terms of features but that's it. I think this phone is worth the price. In fact, is a great deal for the price

        Video quality is simply outstanding! Didn't expect this from this phone.

        Photos have blurriness here and there which doesn't inspire confidence.

        Overall it's a very decent first attempt from a completely new company.

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          • Anonymous
          • a0V
          • 23 Jul 2022

          Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022This phone is a great deal for the price and offers a lot m... moreNo it isn't.
          It's an overpriced disco light.
          All the tech influencer sites have been paid off to shill this nothingburger.

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            • Chrix
            • gQM
            • 23 Jul 2022

            Darknoor, 23 Jul 2022Because it is over-appreciated even before it was released.... moreThere are lots of press articles criticizing the Nothing hype. Also that shouldn't make a product bad

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              • Chrix
              • gQM
              • 23 Jul 2022

              Darknoor, 23 Jul 2022Xiaomi has gained trust and despite the software has incred... moreNothing jokes are so old now

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                • Chrix
                • gQM
                • 23 Jul 2022

                TheAlienNextDoor, 23 Jul 2022I can't believe the launcher isn't mentioned as a... moreWhy
                And if you don't like you can change it without any issues

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                  • Chrix
                  • gQM
                  • 23 Jul 2022

                  raycon, 23 Jul 2022Why only a 460 nits screen? 😔 Anything below 500 is not a b... moreFew phones go above 500 without HBM
                  663 in HBM is good

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                    • Anonymous
                    • gA9
                    • 23 Jul 2022

                    A 4.3 rating given the issues.

                    Sure.

                      Darknoor, 23 Jul 2022Build quality matters though (assembly). I will give you t... moreYeah, byd electronics, a spinoff company from BYD. Actually, BYD have high end cars now too and don't just focus on the low end. BYD is now also a huge electronics company and manufacture for many of the major Chinese brands including Xiaomi, Honor and Oppo (I think they offer ODM services too as well as manufacturing but not sure on the this)

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                        • TiredBob
                        • x@c
                        • 23 Jul 2022

                        The comparisons at the end don't make sense.the three phone to consider in this price segment are
                        Xiaomi 12 Lite
                        Nothing phone 1
                        Samsing S21 FE

                        Prices are really close in Europe
                        Thoughts?

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                          • D09
                          • 23 Jul 2022

                          "Unfortunately, we did not receive a Tesla with our review unit to confirm if this feature works" lol

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                            • Anonymous
                            • p{W
                            • 23 Jul 2022

                            AnonD-454049, 23 Jul 2022> you can't make a €450 flagship in 2022 i wonde... moreThey didn't make a 450 euro flagship in 2022

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                              • Anonymous
                              • p{W
                              • 23 Jul 2022

                              Fitz, 23 Jul 2022All this cry babies comparing this to the Samsung A52s are ... moreIt's better than the A53 5g

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                                • Anonymous
                                • KAS
                                • 23 Jul 2022

                                This phone is a great deal for the price and offers a lot more than what others do, in the same segment. Extra features of this phone are definitely worth looking at, especially the rear LEDs

                                  Aierlan, 23 Jul 2022I'm not arguing that this is a better phone overall bu... moreBuild quality matters though (assembly).
                                  I will give you the OIS. I still can never forgive Xiaomi for adding no OIS to my supposedly premium phone of 11T Pro grrrr.
                                  Hmm, BYD? Those who make these poor Chinese cars? Interesting.
                                  Well, I am on the hate side of the nothing but I am just against anything people overreact to. With time, and if this brand proves itself, I might easily change my mind. But for now, I have nothing good to say about it.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Kxe
                                    • 23 Jul 2022

                                    Lets see the number of sales of this mediocre disco phone compared to its main competitor Galaxy A03.

                                    From the review this phone should be priced between 100-120 USD. Two of the reasons are the lower brand value and unnecessary disco light.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pWD
                                      • 23 Jul 2022

                                      Wow, that audio test result is a nightmare.

                                        Fitz, 23 Jul 2022All this cry babies comparing this to the Samsung A52s are ... moreGo ahead and call me a cry-baby, I can do the same and call you a "fake person", "shill", or "someone who works for Carl Pei".

                                        It doesn't matter if the Samsung A52s was released a weeks ago, a month ago, a year ago, or even longer. If you fail to make objective comparisons, then it means you are biased in your assessment. To make some compromises, I could even say to compare them at price-parity.... but even then the Samsung looks to have the advantage as I wrote in my previous comment. It's not only better, but its cheaper and older.

                                        If anything "being old" is a disadvantage for the A52s, so to see it actually beating out a new arrival, just goes to show how bad the new arrival is, or how good the old device is, or a combination of the two. With that all said, this device might be a "better fit" specifically for YOU, but that is subjective, and being objective it is not true for a larger sample of people.