On March 23, Nothing confirmed what was already an open secret – the development of its first smartphone, known as Nothing Phone (1). The startup, led by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, foresaw the arrival of the device this summer and a few more details. It will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor using Nothing OSAndroid-based operating system with aesthetics personalized by the brand.
They also revealed that Nothing OS It will be available under a free software license, allowing manufacturers and developers to tailor their applications and products to the company’s interface. They even showed their own Launcher which can be installed on other devices. All this follows the philosophy of OnePlus and its Oxygen OS, which is also an adaptation of Android. But release date and price Nothing Phone (1)? They didn’t disclose it.
Now Max Jambore, who has published quite a few leaks in the past related to one plusannounced the day of departure Nothing Phone (1) and the price at which it can be bought. Theoretically, it will appear on July 21 and will be available at a price of 500 euros.
Price-wise, it will be in the mid-range, and theoretically it will offer more than expected from an Android smartphone at this price, again following the line we are used to. one plus. A minimalistic but original design has been added, which will be very different from what is currently available on the market. Of course it is expected to include a processor Snapdragon 7 Generation 1which is not good news considering the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is already available.
Will Nothing Phone (1) inherit Essential GEM elements?
Let’s remember that Nothing bought the Essential brand founded by Android creator Andy Rubin before it was acquired by Google. They came to run Primary phone, but its successor, known as Project GEM, never entered the market. Although the brand came to post some product development images on social media.
Some of the intellectual property, design and innovation that was made for this second smartphone, which was never sold, could achieve, at least in part, Nothing Phone (1). Of course, none of this has been confirmed, but the brand has mentioned that they will have a transparent system for connecting to other devices. Although at the moment there is only one more product on the market – Ear (1).
Source: Hiper Textual
