The Nothing Phone (1)

https://ca-en.nothing.tech/pages/phone-1

by busymom0 • 4 years ago

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silisili3• 4 years ago

Gonna be a no from me. Pei is a master of hype and marketing, but his products are underwhelming.

From the reviews I've read of both the earphones and phone, more of the same. Both are... just OK.

busymom03• 4 years ago

I came across it via Linus's review. He seems to like it so far and it's decently priced too at $399 if I remember right:

https://youtu.be/TEoEeKFcuDA

silisili3• 4 years ago

It's the same exact thing he did at Oneplus. Launch cheap phone with promises it won't meet, gain a few fans, then turn the screws.

I'm not saying it's bad or overpriced as I don't have one, but it's like watching Oneplus be born all over again.

Edit: Also, FWIW, this phone will not be available nor really work in USA. Not sure if LTT mentions that or not.

Hamuko7• 4 years ago

The OnePlus One was also a great deal for the price. I had one and it was great. However, I'm not planning on ever getting another OnePlus.

coreyp_12• 4 years ago

Who is Pei? I didn't see the name on the website. But, also, I haven't heard about this until now.

silisili3• 4 years ago

Carl Pei. He left Oneplus to form Nothing.

chaoticmass• 4 years ago

I bought the ear(1) because they looked cool. They sound OK.

coreyp_12• 4 years ago

I didn't find a price. It just says "sold out".

busymom03• 4 years ago

Linus says in his review it's priced at $399.

Hamuko7• 4 years ago

499€. It's not sold in the US.

solatic• 4 years ago

Can't tell if it's a real product or a prank site. A "nothing" phone? So if I buy it, I'll get nothing?

Who picked that brand name?

pimlottc• 4 years ago

I had assumed it would be “nothing but a phone”, and was surprised to see a camera.

tempodox• 4 years ago

I thought it was a rehash of the NoPhone…

https://thenophone.com

system24• 4 years ago

Is this satire or a real iPhone replica? I also looked at "Where to Buy" but no links shows direct link to a product. What kind of company doesn't sell their product on their own site?!

CharlesW3• 4 years ago

It’s real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_(technology_company)

Hamuko7• 4 years ago

I see a big "Buy now" button in the bottom-right corner.

system24• 4 years ago

Which doesn't work.

TheAceOfHearts• 4 years ago

LTT made it sound pretty underwhelming.

Tech has continued growing cheaper and more powerful, and yet innovation appears to have stalled within the smartphone domain.

https://youtu.be/TEoEeKFcuDA

tim--• 4 years ago

No SD card slot, and the marketing page talks about NFTs. No thanks.

wayne• 4 years ago

They went pretty over the top with the lights to look artsy and the overall reviews have been mixed, but it's really nice to see experimentation in smartphone hardware like the notification-triggered ambient indicator lights. Most phones look pretty much the same these days.

CharlesW3• 4 years ago

In case you like the look but have an iPhone, the “Something” case: https://dbrand.com/shop/special-edition/something

ColanR• 4 years ago

Imagine trying to break into the smartphone market. Turns out, having less money than Apple makes it a little difficult. Availability? Limited. Supply? Constrained. Even with a design so compelling that people pay ridiculous markups at StockX, nobody can get their hands on your fancy new flashlight. To top it all off, the assholes at dbrand have parroted your design and are making it for the competition. Sorry, Carl.

Their marketing copy sounds like a Seinfeld skit.

croes• 4 years ago

Sounds like mocking the underdog.

behnamoh• 4 years ago

There was "nothing" of interest on the page. Looks like some designers scratched their itch for something different that won't be around in a couple years.

freitasm• 4 years ago

Interesting. Until they got to "Collecting NFTs? Show them off in 5 different sizes and track their prices on your home screen."

Nope.

livinglist• 4 years ago

Am I the only one that finds the website really difficult to read…

busymom03• 4 years ago

I thought the same too. Those fonts look hideous and hard to read.

kstenerud• 4 years ago

I just want a no-nonsense 4.5" phone...

navels• 4 years ago

Exactly what I've been looking for: bespoke widgets.

dang• 4 years ago

Nothing Phone (1) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32086641 - July 2022 (97 comments)

ulrikrasmussen• 4 years ago

Why glass on the back of the phone? It doubles the surface area susceptible to breaking and it serves no useful purpose (the widget thing looks like a gimmick). I've had two phones with glass surfaces on the back, and they both had cracks in it within the first year (the front luckily survived though).

flxy• 4 years ago

Looking at their careers page[1] lists a bunch of web3 positions, so it's safe to say their general plan regarding crypto/blockchain goes even beyond just NFTs as a phone feature. That's a big no from me for sure.

[1] https://careers.nothing.tech/

The Nothing Phone (1)

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