Nothing on March 23 confirmed that he was working on his first smartphone. The Nothing phone (1) will debut in the summer of 2022. The company did not give a launch date or exact month, but did confirm some key details. First, the phone will be powered by a Snapdragon chip. There is no surprise here since Qualcomm has invested in Nothing, so it is quite clear that the Nothing Phone will ship with a Snapdragon chipset. Another confirmation at the event was Nothing OS based on Android.
Nothing founder Carl Pei also released a teaser hinting at the design of the upcoming smartphone. Judging by the teaser, a new concept render of the Nothing phone (1) has appeared on the network. The render gives us a close idea of what the phone might look like based on the teaser image. Let’s take a look at the conceptual design of Nothing Phone (1) and the currently known features.
Nothing Phone (1) Concept Design
Nothing Phone (1) will debut in the coming months in India and other markets. Ahead of the launch, a concept render of the phone has surfaced online. The concept describes the design elements of the first Nothing smartphone, which will be released later this year.
According to a concept render shared by Ben Geskin on Twitter, the phone has a dual camera on the back. This is very similar to the design of the iPhone X camera module, which has a dual camera and LED flash. There is an outline of the wireless charging coil in the center of the back panel. Max Jambore suspects that the phone could also come with MagSafe-like charging support.
Phone (1), like Nothing’s Ear (1), is expected to have a translucent design language. It will have power and volume buttons on the right edge. The phone will have a perforated display. Geskin expects the phone to have a center-aligned hole-punch cutout.
Nothing has confirmed that the phone will run Nothing OS out of the box. It will be based on Android and will offer the best features that the platform has to offer. Pei also stated that the OS will provide a fast, fluid and unified user experience. In addition to that, the phone is confirmed to receive three years of software support and four years of security updates. The Nothing launcher will be available on select Android smartphones in April 2022.