The fact that there is nothing behind him is just an amazing touch !

@-GeneralAladeen-

Жыл бұрын

Didn't even notice that lol, nice catch!

@kotekipiani4077

Жыл бұрын

I just realised that wow 😅

@haitex6296

Жыл бұрын

A ladder a round table

@shauryapratapsinhbarhat2545

Жыл бұрын

And all the things that are there are transparent/empty.

@smoll.miniatures

Жыл бұрын

Define “nothing”

in a world where $1000 phones are now normal, it’s refreshing to see a mid tier phone with so much attention to detail.. I am definitely not expecting it to outshine a $1000 phone, that’d be unrealistic, just need a clean experience.

@InformatrIIcks

Жыл бұрын

The selling point of OnePlus back in the day was that they could beat flagship for ⅓ or ½ the price ... But this isn't TwoPlus or OneMinus, it's clear that they went a very different path

@itizwhatitiz9560

Жыл бұрын

@@InformatrIIcks It's the Nothing Phone 1 tho, once we get a few more iterations the LEDs at the back could be game changing. Let's see what they can do.

@electricalastro

Жыл бұрын

@@itizwhatitiz9560 or could lose them completely

@xaviball2911

Жыл бұрын

Just buy moto phone for a clean experience

@Akshay-jm4hs

Жыл бұрын

Liking your comment on my 100 dollar phone

"Like I remember back in the day, phones used to have RGB notification lights" I am missing this functionality tremendously! Thank you for mentioning it, now I don't feel alone in this universe ...

@Rizvi365

Жыл бұрын

Ya idk why phones got rid of this. The best part of my Sony Xperia back in 2012 (1st phone lol)

@KentonBenfield

Жыл бұрын

My Samsung Galaxy Note II had one and it was really useful. I had mapped all of my notification sources to custom colors. It must only cost 5c to add, so I don't get why phones stopped including them.

@Genshinaction

Жыл бұрын

Sony still uses it for their phones.

@Genshinaction

Жыл бұрын

@@Rizvi365 sony still has them in 2022

@Rizvi365

Жыл бұрын

@@Genshinaction whaaa no way. Haven't had one in a while switched to Google and think they stopped it once they started their own Pixel line smhh

The color coded LED idea would be freaking rad. Hope they take your advice!

@j0ps-xfx

Жыл бұрын

you can already do that with help of a sticker

@j0ps-xfx

Жыл бұрын

@JERRY tm then it'll be just a clone of ROG phones and the phone's gonna cost much more

@ash3rr

Жыл бұрын

Like blackberry?

@clintonreks

Жыл бұрын

@@j0ps-xfx 😂🤣

@ancientslav4863

Жыл бұрын

Apparently, they have released the Nothing OS 1.5 recently and its got a lot of stability, performance improvements. All I care for is battery life. Also, how about a phone that has color changing back? Can you imagine? A phone that has all LED back, can be white, black, red, or with letters, anything thru an app. I right here gave the world a $$$ idea for free. The only drawback for me is the speakers, which arent as good. IDC for cameras or gaming.

He kept his promise. He could have easily said - here goes nothing- 😅

@hassanghazi9051

Жыл бұрын

Nothing to it

@hopelife8130

Жыл бұрын

ok my dear you are a very important person i really need you to save me i have been broke for a long time due to impossibility and it is difficult for me to find a job so i beg you the best of me find 5ghc for food aid please....

@inioluwadeoye

Жыл бұрын

5:46 almost nothing

@porikichandru5939

Жыл бұрын

@Don't Read My Profile Photo okay

@xiaoxinbenjy

Жыл бұрын

Nothing is impossible 😳

Love the idea of having "nothing" in your set and background. All those containers and transparent items relate to the product being reviewed. Always love this kind of attention to details.

@limejuice5351

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling me that!

@AnityEx

Жыл бұрын

Didn't even realize lol

@ultiversed

Жыл бұрын

These GLYPHS can be achieved by an ALWAYS ON DISPLAY in Android! Developers?

@biggestthreattoyourexistence

Жыл бұрын

Shaddap

@TheHOBBIES20

Жыл бұрын

just nothing 😉

I hope Nothing can survive and thrive. We really need the kind of tech- & design-savvy companies for not only top tier markets. It's almost a miracle to see something sweet like this happening. Well done! Carl Pei and Teenage Engineering.

@carlkligerman1981

Жыл бұрын

Now they just have start making the OP1 again.

@markkoetsier6475

Жыл бұрын

"I hope Nothing can survive and thrive." Now that's not very nice.

@yarn2350

Жыл бұрын

@@markkoetsier6475 Im starting to get sick of the Nothing puns. Nothing is funny anymore... WAIT-

I love the way that this is a new company, just started out but they came in a very unique way. Setting themselves apart from the other android phones in terms of design and features (the LED lights at the back). It deserves all the hype.

@a.w_.

Жыл бұрын

considering its founded by the guy who also founded oneplus i dont think it deserves this sort of credit like they just came out of nowhere lmao

@Prodbytocile

Жыл бұрын

@@a.w_. The deserve it ngl one ui plus would be good on it too

@raskolnikov6443

Жыл бұрын

Don’t see how there is anything special about the phone except the useless lights

@rambozzle4706

Жыл бұрын

It's gonna fall off later on like oneplus did

@yoyomaster6006

Жыл бұрын

@@a.w_. you could say they came out of nothing

Gotta admit it to Carl. He basically made hype for an averagely normal phone all out of Nothing. You really can't fault the man who basically created a phone from something before and restarted everything from scratch. Truly a man of Nothing.

@priyanujbora1642

Жыл бұрын

@nofeline it's Nothing

@akhilravindran6356

Жыл бұрын

Its a complimentary roast 🤣

@arifzin6939

Жыл бұрын

This is some creative backhanded compliment I guess ?

@pepsiorcoke3570

Жыл бұрын

Huh?

@whoIsV

Жыл бұрын

Most of the hype came from his name and expectations that it will be the next Oneplus 3T. I doubt the next phone will have the same hype.

The amount of detailing in Marques video, empty glass, a frame with no art or paintwork, a empty cassette case and near that the Nothing buds case and the rack or ladder in which a empty transparent box hats off hats off "slow claps" 👏👏👏

@experimentalcyborg

Жыл бұрын

I think the framing suggests that the glass is half full.

@lalalalalala9109

Жыл бұрын

Also a fleshlight in the corner

@creaturerecords

Жыл бұрын

@@lalalalalala9109 fleshlight? where lmao

@seshubhaiii

Жыл бұрын

@@experimentalcyborg yes correct

@seshubhaiii

Жыл бұрын

@@lalalalalala9109 All kinds of visual puns marques has kept 😂

I couldn’t stop giggling when I saw D Brand made a “something” skin for the iPhone

@justinatmidi

Жыл бұрын

Same🤣🤣🤣

I like the background objects in many of your shots like the scrabble tiles and tools. They make great contrasts, and look good. I also like your no-BS approach. Your opinion of the defining physical features coincides with my (unseen) perception. Thank you for your in-depth, complete and concise review!

I feel that after this, the next logical step is doing a smart watch. They don't rely as much on performance but heavily on user experience so it could be decent.

@kleanish

Жыл бұрын

And very heavy on looks, grab more of the analog watch market that hasnt stepped over. Great idea

@vishalgohel9257

Жыл бұрын

There's Nothing on my wrist

@kleanish

Жыл бұрын

@@vishalgohel9257 oh you should consider a watch, heart rate tracker, or smart watch. Super useful

@vishalgohel9257

Жыл бұрын

@@kleanish u didn't get the joke ... Nothing will probably launch smartwatch named wrist.. like ear 1 buds... So if someone asks me which watch I'm wearing.. I'll say there's nothing on my wrist

@kleanish

Жыл бұрын

@@vishalgohel9257 No I got it. I was purposely ignoring it because everyone and their mom have made the joke

The amount of detail that has gone into the studio for this single video is amazing! There's literally everything and nothing in the studio. Has a frame but no picture in it, has a glass but no water, has a book shelf but no books... Truly amazing work on the video production alone, obviously the feedback on the phone is great as always!

@TsukatsukiRio

Жыл бұрын

Report these bots

@Ob1Chosen1

Жыл бұрын

Also his shirt has no writing on it

@nariman5524

Жыл бұрын

the whole studio scene is actually a nothing pun on its own

@matze98md

Жыл бұрын

Marques shall never stop making videos about tech, he is a light in this dark (KZread) world. The inevitable day of him leaving this platform will be a very, very sad day.

@AndreyBoarao

Жыл бұрын

Also, you can hear the "emptiness" of the room by the echo in his voice. Nice touch!

Nothing design looks great. 1 is a little under-spec'd but that is OK for now. 2 seems to be delayed but rumored spec is top notch. I would consider if Nothing matches Samsung/Google/Apple years of software support.

@Xphinity

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, for a first gen, I am pretty excited

@TronciM

Жыл бұрын

778 is a good chip

@senseii2041

Жыл бұрын

What spec is nothing phone 2 rumoured to have?

@faizkhan977

Жыл бұрын

@@senseii2041 it might be a 8 gen series. Fingers crossed 🤞

@mikelaurenzaphoto8486

Жыл бұрын

@@faizkhan977 that would be crazy. same processor as the OP11 at 950-$1100USD? unreal. I'm using a OP6t currently but now have to consider waiting for the second iteration of the nothing phone D:

The biggest appeal to me is that it has flat edges and a glass back, reminiscent of the iPhone 4 era. Which to me was by far the most premium feeling device in the hand. Bonus points for being an Android phone, so you get the customizability which I find to be too lacking for my use in iOS.

I love how MKBHD reviews always seem to focus on asking and answering the most critical questions that the audience *should* ask and care about, instead of being caught up on just what the new features can do (e.g. what are the actual practical use-case *trade-offs* of the light-up signals? vs just describing what the light-up signals can and cannot do). And also relentlessly focuses on those questions, while not overloading us with details on less relevant specs and features.

@davidaseweje

Жыл бұрын

facts that's why he's the 🐐

@tojeagugo6593

Жыл бұрын

But if you look at it in another way, it's sort of a way of telling people how they may use some features in their phones. Idk maybe I'm just overthinking

@lifeisshrt7929

Жыл бұрын

@@tojeagugo6593 ur definitely overthinking

This feels like a great consumer product. Not everyone wants the highest spec- but everyone needs basics done right. I’m certain that this phone will be pretty easy to recommend

@gfyGoogle

Жыл бұрын

Tons of phones do that tho

@deletedwaffles

Жыл бұрын

But there's honestly nothing that other mid-tier phones can't do. I just don't see much of a difference. Plus if you want a refined mid-tier phone Apple's got their SE phones and to an extent the iPhone 11 that still works very well.

@VaunShiz

Жыл бұрын

Yes not everyone does but S22 and iphone sales don't lie. This is just a normal mid range phone with a gimmick

@enigmaarcs8559

Жыл бұрын

But it doesn't have a headphone jack tho

@BlackR3ap3rPT

Жыл бұрын

@@deletedwaffles dogshit screen, battery, iphone se is bad compared to this

This actually isn't a bad phone for the money. These days it's around $447 for the 8/256 variant. Is it a good deal? Depends how you look at it. If you think it's more expensive than most phones with the Qualcomm 778G, yes it's a bit pricey, but do consider that it's not just the SoC you're buying. At this price you're getting an SoC that's just one notch below flagship SoCs, but you're also getting solid build quality, wireless charging, a unique design, an OS that's highly optimized for efficiency and is free of bloat, competent cameras, a display that's uniform around the edges, etc. Achieving that last one is actually no small feat because you need a bendable display to hide the display connector that's the reason why phones have 'chins'. It's practically similar to the iPhone's uniform bezels, and the OLED screen is very decent and color-accurate as well. So is this phone a good deal? I would think it is. Not a flagship killer but you can do a lot worse with ~$400.

@GriefSeeker

Жыл бұрын

$450 usd is $600+ cad, that's enough to buy a S23 at launch with their launch promotions

@ronch550

Жыл бұрын

@@GriefSeeker how do you know for sure how much the S23 will cost? There's no reliable info on price leaks. If anything, the vanilla S2x (the lowest model historically) typically goes for around $700+. The Nothing Phone 1, at least in my country, can be had for $450 right now for the 8/256 variant.

@GriefSeeker

Жыл бұрын

@@ronch550 Because the S22 was slightly above $600 with all launch promos and there's no way Samsung is going to increase the price when they're trying so hard to compete with Apple in NA.

@ronch550

Жыл бұрын

@@GriefSeeker ok. Well, buy what suits you best. Personally though, I'm curious about this Nothing Phone. I think it's a good value.

@GuyGamer1

Жыл бұрын

This phone is the price of a Pixel 7.

You have a point on the Lights, especially the Black Berry use to have those RGB lights .

High refresh rate mid rangers and budget phones are fantastic. I love how almost all new phones have high refresh rate now.

@xazeerarex2815

Жыл бұрын

For me, high fps mainly matters while gaming. But, most midrange phones start skipping frames while playing graphics intensive games.

@awwman8998

Жыл бұрын

I personally hate it in budget phone's because it stuteres after few months of use

@intekhab3425

Жыл бұрын

Except for iPhones of course

@marcothaler2405

Жыл бұрын

@@awwman8998 maybe not exactly a budget phone, but i use my poco f3 now for quite some time and it's still really snappy.

@ulfricstormcloak7142

Жыл бұрын

While my smartphone have 120hz refresh rate, I only use the base 60hz to preserve battery life

I like how they really doubled down on the unique aspect, including the retail box

@haseenmashhood6251

Жыл бұрын

And they kept Nothing in the box. No charger, no case. Staying true to the brand name.

@chad6579

Жыл бұрын

@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok 😌

@lawncrow

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, the design seems to be the only thing that they can offer anyway that is something that other companies can't, the specs aren't really anything to write home about and they're by no means an iPhone killer, so they really aught to double down on the one thing that actually seperates them from the rest somewhat.

@HUYI1

Жыл бұрын

The lights are cool, but you could mod any phone to have the same lights honestly 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

@Otomachi_UnaNo.1

Жыл бұрын

@Don't Read My Profile Photo oh onii san

I love the D-Brand trolling on the case skin 😂

i used to have a Sony Xperia SP between 2013 and 2016 and i looooved so much its rgb light bar, that worked as a notification light and also followed any song rithym

They should place the LEDs on the side, that way it would be useful when the phone is laying on the table. Nobody wants to have their phone to sit upside down just for the sake of seeing LEDs which aren't as useful as an actual screen, but having LED's on the side can make the phone still noticeable when something happens and you don't have to flip the phone to see the notifications.

@user-ej8zq2fe6m

Жыл бұрын

Good point. LEDs should be on the side or bottom near the charging port. Putting them on the back is not a new idea and the reason it's been done before and not caught on is because the majority of people don't put their phone face down. Such a shame, big opportunity missed here by Nothing.

@botbrattmusic667

Жыл бұрын

Remember Nokia 3220 with LED's all around? But I get it though. Frame is the strength part. If you cut a groove in it to fit LED's you're gonna severely compromise strength

@GREENROBINS

Жыл бұрын

I feel like most people leave their phones facing down on the table. I rarely see people leaving their phones facing up.

@pabblo097

Жыл бұрын

And that's actually really good idea. Imagine having RGB LEDs all the way around and when screen is off they serve as a cool notification/charging indicator but when screen is on they work like Philips Ambilight expanding what's on your screen. That would be awesome.

@lexjaysevilla

Жыл бұрын

Or they should just make the antenna bands into LED at the same time

I like the features. Hope to see the phone again in the future with the extra possibilities added. Might consider one then.

The only extra use I see on this phone is using the glyph light instead of flash when taking pictures of ID or laminated file/pictures. Won't get that big ole glare

KBHD actually voiced exactly the thoughts that I had as I watched that crisp Launch event. Does it really stand out in terms of design? Are the 900+ LEDs really useful? Does it look like an iPhone? Stock Android Experience, is it unique? Are the mobile phone buyers being manipulated? I guess we all need to answer those questions for ourselves....Good luck Nothing Phone 1.

@sarhan_

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@kevindellatore

Жыл бұрын

The back panel is a gimmick and nothing more. The stock ringtones and notification tones are annoying, and I’m willing to bet those LEDs only work with Thomas’s ringtones. Give a bunch of mid specs, at a reasonable price and add a gimmick to make people overly hyped

@spikatrix1486

Жыл бұрын

The lights might be cool for a day or two. It'll get annoying real quick real fast. It's more of a gimmick that being legitimately useful

@99mage99

Жыл бұрын

@@kevindellatore I'd have to agree, I could maybe see a ring of LEDs around the front of the phone (maybe like where the bezel is) , then you'd basically have a ring light for selfies, it could be used face up so you don't have to put your screen on potentially scratchy things and ruin it, annnnnnnd I can't really think of anything else but I could see having a ring light built into the front of your phone being legit useful for people who take a lot of selfies as opposed to some lights on the back of the phone that flicker when you get a text message.

@mrkitm3ng

Жыл бұрын

Then nothing is not for you

I almost 100 percent think they're going the smartwatch route next, imagine their design language on a watch. It's going to be so cool.

@darkknight4341

Жыл бұрын

I believe before watch, they will relaunch nothing ear 1 stick on low price. Cutting some features from the original Ear 1.

@alexanderthegreat1506

Жыл бұрын

They will be dead by then.

@hinglemccringleberry7265

Жыл бұрын

how would this design translate to a smartwatch??

@MobicareDeviceRecovery

Жыл бұрын

@@hinglemccringleberry7265 like on their other product? See through housing, solid black internals? Not necessarily the glyphs, because honestly I have no idea how they’d implement that. But the rest would look nice.

@salvinuenthusiast

Жыл бұрын

I kinda wanna see their attempt on an arm laptop competing with Apple's latest MacBooks

This gives me a nostalgic feeling, i remember 03 - 04 when samsung had the light up dial pad, my parents and everyone i saw was showing them off like it was a life changing feature.

Thanks for adding the specs about the camera sensors in the Nothing phone, which is the Sony IMX 700 series sensor.. It's nice to gauge against other flagships which have the same sensor series like the iPhone 13 and Xiaomi 12.👍

This man's cinematography is on another level and still amazes me every video! Keep up this quality content!

@mrjustcausegames5330

Жыл бұрын

It's average

@mimirsvision9929

Жыл бұрын

Keep up? Do you not know this man? He’s been on KZread gor centuries doing the same thing

@Thomas_Sch

Жыл бұрын

He has a fcking team, he is not alone. Its not his own work

@BossKing1243

Жыл бұрын

@@Thomas_Sch it’s both

@seymourbutts8739

Жыл бұрын

15M subs bro

4:25 "I don't get that many calls" Same Marques, same.

I am honestly happy to see a decent competitor entering the market. If it comes to the US, I will definitely give it a go, I really enjoy the attempt to sustainability

@mcastro8429

Жыл бұрын

$299 if you sign up for beta testing. Good deal. I’m already in

@Xphinity

Жыл бұрын

@@mcastro8429 Really? Where at?

The first that brought my attention isn’t even the review, but the intentions in the set design. From the frame, to t-shirt-using different shades. The gradient of gray, white and black. This is real attention to details here. And I believe many people will pay for you to design their KZread studio. Great work!

Gotta admit that the nothing phone is suprisingly looking very modern and futuristic in contribution to the iPhone camera design with of course the additional lights at the back of the phone as MKHBD has discussed before.

@aurx14

Жыл бұрын

Is this a thesis

@arcynull

Жыл бұрын

@@aurx14 No, this is literally average size for a typical MKBHD video comment

6:18 I like how it eliminates the glare because of how spread out the light is compared to the flash

@wokegirl4838

Жыл бұрын

@shiptoast Yah. how convenient. just go around with a ring light in your hand all the places

@ahmed4363

Жыл бұрын

@shiptoast There's ring lights now?!! i dont live in the us so i really don't know what your talking about

@nikolowolokin

Жыл бұрын

@shiptoast just bring a dslr, i dont get the purpose of him reviewing phones. oh

You are a great tech reviewer. Knowledgable, unbiased, authentic. Always enjoy your videos.

I was waiting for the pun at the end of the video and MKBHD didn't disappoint.

I wanted to say this in the last video about this phone, but forgot to. I foresee this phone being absolutely amazing for the deaf and hard of hearing. If they can add much deeper customization to the LED notifications on a per app and per user basis, deaf people would be able to figure out who texted them when the phone is laying on a table.

@GareWorks

Жыл бұрын

Tons of people said that. We already have plenty of options for them anyway such as, you know, looking at the screen instead of trying to decode blinking LEDs. I don't see the point in this gimmick at all.

I'm still on my Pixel 2, it was a surprise to hear that the coloured notification dot is no longer common! I use it every day, it would be nice if the manufacturers brought it back before I buy my next phone, but I doubt it 😅

@20NBA01

Жыл бұрын

Sony still has it

@vancearama

Жыл бұрын

This was such a a shocker to me moving to a new phone back in the day (I think it was from a galaxy S7 to the LG V30). The RGB notification light has become something I was so used to on all my previous androids and felt like something that set them apart from the iPhones that I’d had. I guess with the advent of always on displays they were deemed unnecessary.

@vancearama

Жыл бұрын

This was such a a shocker to me moving to a new phone back in the day (I think it was from a galaxy S7 to the LG V30). The RGB notification light has become something I was so used to on all my previous androids and felt like something that set them apart from the iPhones that I’d had. I guess with the advent of always on displays they were deemed unnecessary.

@sankypants

Жыл бұрын

wow same

@yaago

Жыл бұрын

just wondering are you on an 2 xl? Cause I am & I have no notification light

Chinese phone being marketed as Head office in UK.

Great channel you have! This was such a clean and interesting review.

Pretty neat design with the see-through backside.

@hopelife8130

Жыл бұрын

55 ok my dear you are a very important person i really need you to save me i have been broke for a long time due to impossibility and it is difficult for me to find a job so i beg you the best of me find 5ghc for food aid please

@missingno2401

Жыл бұрын

here comes jerryrigeverything

I like the idea and aesthetic here. Price is nice too. It’s exciting to see where it could go. Not ready to leave apple for it. But it would be cool to have as a back up

@NovaDoll

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been traumatized from all my friends’ android phones. Too many issues.

@AndrewTSq

Жыл бұрын

I think its way too expensive. You get same cpu (778g) in $300 phones like a52s today. (edit: i know they say its got a custom cpu.. but only difference is one of the cores is clocked 100MHz more.)

@AndrewTSq

Жыл бұрын

@@NovaDoll Never had an issue with any android phone since 2009, so guess your friends have been extremely unlucky.

@PianoForged

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewTSq Most of my issues are from Apps being incompatible with Android but heavily supported through iPhone. Sadly might switch sides bc of this for work purposes.

@Gabztar97

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewTSq not a single issue? Not a single crashing app that just doesn’t work? I have hard time believing it. I have had problems with both android and apple phones since 2010

just watched the studio video of how that into was made. crazy how much effort you put into your videos. hours of work for a few fantastic seconds

At launch, Nothing advertised the Nothing Phone (1) as being capable of reaching 1,200 nits when viewing HDR content. Considering the smartphone's price, this would have been an impressive feature, if it were true. Now they changed their pick brightness 1200 to 700.

Not going to lie, I seriously love this. To have a phone that sleek looking at that price range, if I were to show this to my buddies and have them guess the price, I guarantee it wouldn't be 399. I was concerned around the performance of the phone since it seems a lot of the cost went into design and materials, but this is a GREAT consumer product. I think if Nothing can expand that name and produce this on a bigger scale, it would be a hit amongst the regular consumer market Obviously there are sacrifices, but all in all I think they nailed what was most important for most regular people. A phone with a great experience, great design, that just works

@myrealusername2193

Жыл бұрын

Considering how few updates a lot of android phones get, the performance isn’t too much of an issue because the OS doesn’t end up using a very large proportion of the phone’s resources. So unless you’re playing some very intensive games, you’ll probably be perfectly fine.

@christianmccauley7340

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit it’s 399??

@grimfandango1490

Жыл бұрын

You forget that competition catches up faster than you think in the real world....

@Gigachad-hb7ji

Жыл бұрын

Poco X4 GT can easily crush that peice of junk

@Cam-ts3pi

Жыл бұрын

It's actually closer to 500 US dollars factoring in the exchange rate and shipping costs, 399 pounds is not 399 dollars

5:40 "no more nothing puns he said....."

Always good to see new player

This is a very polite and respectful review of one of the first products from Nothing Kudos to you Marques 😃😁

That dark version looks so sleek. I don't know why nothing decided to have the white one be the one used in promotions. The design itself is steller for that price point. I hope the Nothing (2) gets customizable rgb led on the back to make it more usable as a notification indicator.

@narahitesh1341

Жыл бұрын

Yes !! like the old blackberries which had rgb

@VMYeahVN

Жыл бұрын

I agree the black one looks super sick and sleek. I think they went with the white one for marketing though because it sticks out more. Almost all phones now are black or doing pastel/frosted colors, or are doing punchy colors like the Red iPhone. But there's not many white phones currently. So i think they just wanted to capitalize on how attention grabbing the white one is. But i do think the black one is sexier.

@zopenzop2225

Жыл бұрын

White+light feels more futuristic and that's the style they tried to glaze

@deletedwaffles

Жыл бұрын

White goes well with those empty white rooms that they use to market phones.

@parsahatami500

Жыл бұрын

The white one makes the lights invisible

I love the aesthetic of the phone, all i need to do is wait for nothing phone 3 or 4 when they make it better, but for an entry level this is not bad tbh

@elinajoseph6755

Жыл бұрын

yeah especially if they'd have a dope camera i'll be def a customer

@Aryhada

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@NikhilAditya25

Жыл бұрын

I just wanna know, who tf puts their phone screen side facing down?!🤣

@NikhilAditya25

Жыл бұрын

@Krish Shah Yeah, right!😂 But, regular day-to-day use me?

@dindelion_

Жыл бұрын

@@NikhilAditya25 me I put it all the time, that phone is made for me 🤭

Reminds me of my Ericsson phone where you can mod the casing to rainbow transparent one with running LED and also flashing antenna when there's incoming call. Beautiful phone mod in the old days!

That finger print scanner is crazy quick to unlock the phone, seems to be just as fast if not better than the rear mounted finger print scanner.

For me, i feel like "Nothing" is trying to make us understand that we have been paying too much for literally nothing exceptional. The most average population of the world needs a phone that has the capabilities to perform almost all the tasks with ease like we need a phone to be aesthetically appealing, with a good camera to capture day to day memories, a powerful enough processor to handle the day to day tasks with ease, a beautiful bright and smooth display, a robust and solid exterior (with some protection), and with few additional takeaways like wireless charging, cool looking LEDs, etc. but all this with an affordable price tag. I think "Nothing" succeeded in almost all these areas pretty solidly. We might be Apple lovers, Pixel lovers, Mi lovers, or any other brand in particular but we could not deny the fact that Nothing company has delivered it's promise pretty well. Kudos to the team. The buying decision at the end is always subjective. ❤️❤️❤️ Love from Me ❤️❤️❤️

@jesse1211

Жыл бұрын

most underrated comment.

@perwiraselatan7036

Жыл бұрын

Remind me the 1st oneplus 1 price long time ago..now oneplus is overprice.

@rambledogs2012

Жыл бұрын

LED's on the back of a phone that you don't see for 99% of the time using your phone - nothing exceptional and a waste of money. No head phone jack - have to buy wireless headphones....oh look they sell those too - nothing exceptional yet we have to pay more No charger brick - oh look we sell those as well - nothing exceptional yet we have to pay more. They're literally doing what other companies are doing - shafting the consumer, albeit under a different guise.

@saftsimon

Жыл бұрын

@@rambledogs2012 for half the price tho

@rambledogs2012

Жыл бұрын

@@saftsimon Half the price of what?

For the price range, I think the phone is pretty damn solid. I'd love to see how they enter the flagship market

@phoenix5054

Жыл бұрын

Same phone, add $200, use the latest processor. I don't mind if they use last year's flagship though. There is less difference in performance with a 1 year old flagship processor over a new mid-tier processor.

@untitled795

Жыл бұрын

No. You don’t. That’s the whole purpose of this phone, to not be a flagship

@RelyingWOrld1

Жыл бұрын

For the price is overpriced unless you are American so it's balanced priced in your shit market

@iAryaHarish

Жыл бұрын

Add those ring LEDs to the front bezel & there goes the flagship Nothing(n)

@justuseodysee7348

Жыл бұрын

I don't want another flagship. I want the king of value with good stock android experience, like OnePlus used to be

With my experience having flagship that I bought a high prices. This is the phone that gave me an experience of unboxing beyond my past experiences. This is such better experience than my other flagship phones

Being back RGB notification lights! I miss those.

I love how Marques does no gimmicks and just talks. His analysis and cool voice is enough here - no need for fancy stuff.

@ericmurithi9693

Жыл бұрын

Mrwhoseboss is still the best..

@AliYassinToma

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes misleading cuz he doesn't do enough research

@leomashed

Жыл бұрын

They are both the best!

@fyzali3534

Жыл бұрын

Both r nice stop this Starting a war I guess😂

we love all the details on transparent props 👍🏻

This guy is making bank at this point, still love your videos. One of the realest on youtube, no gimmicks

Great and considered review. Thanks for the heads up as I'm looking at this.

Your attention to detail and excellence is what makes us keep coming here for your reviews. You’re simply the best!

One of the first Android phones in a while that I think actually looks good. Not too sure bout the back, but the overal aesthetic with the same bezel all around the screen and the hole punch is great!

@TheVlasan

Жыл бұрын

It’s basically iphone 12 without glass on the back, or I’m alone who sees it?

@Fvckyoualexy

Жыл бұрын

@@TheVlasan yep

@koenkoe7

Жыл бұрын

Samsung Galaxy S22 has the same design

@beardedentity

Жыл бұрын

@@TheVlasan ding ding ding..we have a winner!

@sandersspelletjes

Жыл бұрын

@@TheVlasan Yeah true, to be honest, aesthetics were one my reasons to switch to iPhone. I'm still hoping for a great looking Pixel

After a year, I must say that it was a gamble worth taking. They have gotten better taking all the feedbacks and improving them along the year. "Nothing" has turned into "Something"

@user-kc7yb1dd1o

5 ай бұрын

Do you think it's worth buying now?

If the leds changed colour and made sense by their placement, I’d 100% buy. Just a few things need a change. Hopefully (2) will be groundbreaking.

A year and half back when pixel 4a came out at 33k for 6gb+128 with avg SoC, 3140mah and plastic back everyone appreciated. this phone here has a major design shift, an aluminium frame, 0 bloatware, 4500mah, 2+1 decent cameras, most importantly something innovative at the same price and I see lot of neck picking. Geez what’s with that

@Ferzin400

Жыл бұрын

i look at it in a different way. the pixel 4a has an amazing camera and good enough specs for a good user experience. only the battery was a bit small. the nothing phone looks to me just like every other midrange phone with lights on the back which i couldnt care less, because im always laying my phone display side up on the table for the always on screen. in my opinion the glyphs are just a buying gimmick that nearly no one will actually get any use out of it besides of being a partytrick. also i dont like glass backed phones. if you need wireless charging which i dont need you can still go for a plastic backside that wont crack if you drop it. i'm more of an utilitarian guy who always chooses function over form.

@kevindellatore

Жыл бұрын

Because the phone is pretty average whos only selling point is it’s price and the gimmick that I the leds on the back

@anantplays2603

Жыл бұрын

Still using pixel 4a. And not gonna give it up until the update for the apps stop completely... As for this phone, the LEDs may not be a game changer. But the specs are really good enough and the user interface is clean and close to stock Android. 120 Hz screen and the design is unique ... IMO, nothing is a worthy midranger. And expecting more from Nothing....

@offyezzy8707

Жыл бұрын

@@Ferzin400 Pixel 4a amazing camera at the time could never compete with the flagships

@prcvl

Жыл бұрын

This still has some problems while the pixel 4a had better software and a bigger company behind it, their marketing is also very controverisal

Marques, I can't explain how much I love the production quality of your videos. The b-roll, the music, the casual but concise scripts, everything. You're one of the greats on the platform and I think I speak for most of us when I say we appreciate your continued incredible work on your content. Cheers 👍

Its pretty cool to see a new brand do something fresh in design, great optimization, decent enough specs, good battery life and a nice display. The Glyph features are honestly just a marketing gimmick in my opinion. They are really cool and makes the phone stand out especially with the transparent back and the fake 'internals', but the Glyph lights are just not useful enough. Seems like a missed opportunity to not include features we might want, like expandable storage or a more useful LED display on the back (even a small one such as the one on the first Samsung Z Flip).

I remember my Nexus 4 had an RGB light that would pulse different colors to let me know know if I had a notification from a certain app. It was such a gimmicky thing but it remains my favourite phone I ever had, along with the M8 with the dual front facing speakers. Mind you they never actually saw use because I always used headphones.

The work Marques puts in the background of his videos is just amazing....always tries to match the theme as subtly as possible

Yup. That is what I was thinking all this time; A small LED "Dot matrix" display would have been so much more useful. Or something like the screen on the front of a GoPro (pre-8), but backlit when you tap it. This is just a cute gimmick. The only thing I care about; is it "Great for the money", like OnePlus once was?

@patrickyeh1102

Жыл бұрын

Im sure that Marques would have said so if it is great for the money like OnePlus once was.

@tridinh1011

Жыл бұрын

The ROG phone has done it for 2 years now

@photonicpizza1466

Жыл бұрын

@@tridinh1011 And the phones with ROG Vision are also 3x the price. Granted, they’re top spec, but that’s something to take into consideration as well.

@kalki9655

Жыл бұрын

@@tridinh1011 what about camera?

Great review, as usual.

I really appreciate your editor and whoever comes up with these video ideas..love it man❤️

The notification led was a cool feature. I miss having it on my old xperia ion. Why don't companies add it back at least using the always on display? Like some ppl turn AOD off to save battery. A little circular blinking dot at the corner (preferably you could choose the location) of the screen would do the job perfectly

@paulanonuevo5678

Жыл бұрын

True. Ever since my first bezel-less phone, I miss the little dot for notifications. There's one 3rd party app i found about a year ago but i think it's so crappy that I had to uninstall it.

@kearifan

Жыл бұрын

Samsung has that already

@OfficialSamuelC

Жыл бұрын

iPhones LED torch flashes with notifications if you want it on.

@Autunite

Жыл бұрын

@@OfficialSamuelC that's just when a notifiaction is received, the notification LED is to see if you got a notification when your phone is laying screen up on a table and you've been focused on something else or gone for a few minutes.

@jjovan

Жыл бұрын

@@kearifan How do I activate it?

Love the detailing of the video of how you have kept all transparent things around your back set up with the painting also has nothing in it

I just signed up for the US beta membership, really been wanting this phone for awhile and I am super psyched to try it.

Know what I love about an MKBHD video, apart from the actual product review itself, the attention to detail the surroundings. Reviewing the Nothing phone and here he is, nothing on 3 of 5 shelves, nothing in the boxes on the shelfs, nothing in the glass on the desk, nothing in the picture frame and nothing in the old cassette case on the round table. Just.....yeah, Bravo

RGB notification LED were one of the most useful and underrated feature that sadly got abandoned eventually.

I just sway these in Kyoto, Japan at the Yodobashi Camera. This was a very informational video. Thanks for the info!

It kind of reminds me of how iPhones have a feature to use the camera flash as a notification light, but it's only useful if you put your phone front-down on a table.

Like you said, I think it is smart they're forging their own path on their products. Excited to see what else they come up with. Would love to see a better camera (even if it was on a more expensive "Pro" model) in the future but this seems like a good option. And it is neat looking, even if it isn't for me.

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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I love that unique phones with unique features are coming out to shack up the norm with Apple and Samsung phones. That's why as an iPhone fanboy, I still appreciate the Android platform because it gives competition and a new perspective

@Unknown-64209

Жыл бұрын

As an apple fanboy 🤓🤓

Very good review and nice to see new phone that is good.

That flashing light at the back is really interesting

Looking past the hype, the Nothing phone (1) is just another average Android smartphone. That being said, it has the coolest design among its competitors 🔥

@Lord_ofcinder

Жыл бұрын

I mean its a 399 phone tho. As long as the integration of the software is good idm the price point for the specs. Sure there will be tons of redmi, xiaomi and whatever other Mis are there at the same price with better specs but again specs doesnt make a phone.

@vaff69420

Жыл бұрын

@@Lord_ofcinder For me it does. Yes, this phone looks cool, but those Chinese phones are much, much faster. If I'm spending this much money, I'm going to be focusing on the specs. This phone doesn't stand out in any areas sadly.

@Lord_ofcinder

Жыл бұрын

@@vaff69420 again I am not saying those phones are worse but if the integration with the hardware is good enough then this phone is better. I remember when the iPhone XR came out people kept shitting on it for its display being sub1080p and they kept saying how xiaomi and redmi have better display at a cheaper price. Having higher numbers on the paper doesn’t matter if the quality is shite. iPhone XR display is still one of the best at the range it is in and beat every shitty display from those Chinese phones. Not saying they are bad but higher numbers on paper doesn’t make a phone good. As long as nothing (1) can provide good support, better integration with the hardware and cheaper price, I think this would go big

@darthraider450

Жыл бұрын

Average, therefore it justifies the mid tier price. This is another Nexus 5 experience now in 2022, and that was a fantastic phone. If the Nothing Phone nails the reliability and simplicity of that phone, and the build and UI quality exceeding the trash build and tacked on OS of the cheap Chinese phones, they are onto a winner.

@zethloveless7238

Жыл бұрын

@@Lord_ofcinder iPhone XR was a monster I bought 2 of them for $800 and it’s still the greatest phone I’ve ever owned hands down. If they had not offered me $800 trade in per phone I would not have upgraded 😁. That lcd panel was amazing and it’s even hella cheap to fix and repair. I never once actually had an issue with the display.

6:52 u have the 6a don't u boy 😂

Your review is really good! You adopted a clear neutral unbiased and fact based review that also provides a manufacturer with a lot of advice as to what the consumer wants. Well done! Great review

nothing always comes with a new concept, absolutely love it. they don't charge exceptionally high for something you already can expect when buying a phone. Half the money is just for the fame and aesthetic and because "everyone else is buying it". I hope nothing goes far to compete with brands that charge insanely high for looks.

@Koshana

Жыл бұрын

I think "always comes with a new concept" is a big statement for a company that has 2 products, one of which hasn't released yet.

@NotTheRambo

Жыл бұрын

"nothing always comes with new concept" lmao what, this is literally their second product 💀

@d2ltaday

Жыл бұрын

@@NotTheRambo concept, not product

Based on what Nothing's design language has been in both products, they should definitely make a Watch. Looking forward to more devices from them. The Phone(1) felt like a great successor to the Pixel 4a that I still love using.

@shreyash6495

Жыл бұрын

I don't believe it's better than pixel 4a

@LVL_TEN

Жыл бұрын

I read your comment from the screen of Pixel 4a btw! Agree with every word 👍

@focusblast1

Жыл бұрын

@@shreyash6495 Why not? Lol.

@vedaryan334

Жыл бұрын

There's an actual successor called pixel 6a which comes around at this price. Apart from high refresh rate I believe that to be a superior experience. Better performance, better camera

@sebastiento9695

Жыл бұрын

@@vedaryan334 they're 2 different phones for different target markets. If you want a better performance and 4 years of OS updates, the pixel 6a might be better. But if you want a larger 120hz screen, a metal/glass body, better screen protection, a unique design, and faster charging at the cost of a slightly weaker performance, then the Nothing phone is better

The Review we are all waiting for. . Thanks MKBHD

Thanks a lot for the info! Really appreciate it!

I'm going on vacation tomorrow, but I've placed it in the online store basket for when I return. I don't need ultra specs. I just need a new phone that does the basics just right and has sharp edges (I almost jumped to iPhone but...neaah 🙃) This is it! Aaand it looks awesome. And thank you very much for an honest review. I knew I could count on you, dude. Keep up the good work! Peace!

That intro is so good! Kudos to Brandon, Andrew and whoever worked on the intro!

@brokeguy5607

Жыл бұрын

Itna bhi khaas nahi hai. People gotta stop the hype around intros. Cringy.

@avisheksarker1524

Жыл бұрын

@@brokeguy5607 agreed

@FelixMuk

Жыл бұрын

@@brokeguy5607 THANK YOU! Bunch of simpletons..

@shot1869

Жыл бұрын

@@brokeguy5607 yeah that’s what i was thinking

@sai_69

Жыл бұрын

Huh?

The power of marketing. An a mid range phone with flashing lights on the bottom. Only Carl could build up this much hype for something so average.

@StonedNoob

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@mick1467

Жыл бұрын

I mean, you are right but today we have a bunch of phones on this price range and they are all almost the same, at least this is different and not boring

@rizdog5735

Жыл бұрын

I like this phone. It's what the Pixel 5 should've been

@arunkp20

Жыл бұрын

It's not average when you compare it to other android phones. It has wireless charging which most phones in this price range don't have. Performance, cameras are competitive for the price range. Software is clean and probably better than all the other android phones in the price range.

@AverageSneedEnjoyer

Жыл бұрын

Being a competent midrange phone without bloatware is already above average. It doesn't take much when the competition always shoots themselves in the foot

appreciate the transparent cassette along side nothing products with similar design elements at 4:14 :)

This Definitely on my Wishlist and a Very good Back up to my Iphone XR

Honestly, this phone seems like a great buy. It does some things different. It’s good looking. Uniform display bezels. There’s no major red flags. I’m digging the hell out of it.

I love how there's always an easter egg in mkbhd's videos. Like the frame with NOTHING in the back, the cassette with NOTHING in it, the glass.... you get the point. Smort!

@mariostojanovski6620

Жыл бұрын

And the small letters around the cassette where its written N o t h i n g