Weekly poll results: the Nothing Phone (2) is great, but it's too pricey

The results from last week’s poll can be summarized like this – the Nothing Phone (2) is a nice phone, but it is priced too high. Nothing’s decision to stick close to stock Android was lauded, in fact, there was a heated discussion about the advantages of a lean UI. That said, most of the arguments for and against the phone centered on price.

People were talking about Galaxy S23 and Pixel 7 phones, how much they cost in their region at launch and how much they cost now. Both series are cheaper now, of course, and Nothing may need to dial down its ambitious pricing if it wants to compete.

Nearly 4 in 10 voters think that $600/£560/€680/₹45,000 is too high for what the Phone (2) has to offer – and what it doesn’t. Not having a telephoto lens in this price range is definitely a downside.

The price issue is most keenly felt in regions like Europe and Canada. In Canada, for example, the base model is C$930, while a straight conversion from the US price yields C$790.

Nothing made a choice for this generation to grow the screen size to 6.7”. As Carl Pei himself put it: “Contrary to what we may believe living in the echo chamber, very few people buy small phones”. And it seems that he was right, only 10% of voters are skipping the Phone (2) because of its size.

Anyway, we mentioned the lack of a tele camera, but the phone does have several upgrades over its predecessor – an LTPO panel for the display, a higher class of chipset and improvements to the battery. However, commenters found it hard to focus on those upgrades when the price puts the Phone (2) so close to flagship territory.

Even so, about a quarter of voters will be looking to buy a Nothing Phone (2) as it’s just the right combination of hardware and software for them and they are willing to pay the price.