Review of the Nothing phone 1: something new in market
A good midrange phone is hidden beneath a lot of hype: Review of the Nothing phone 1
Review of the Nothing phone 1: Nothing claims that its new Phone 1 can bring us back. Deeper interactions” and “brave simplicity” to us Nothing makes it out to be a life-changing phone; it’s just a suitable midrange device with flashing lights on the back.
The unique light-up notification “glyphs” on the Phone 1 are somewhat helpful, but they’re more of a fashion flourish. But, of course, there’s Nothing wrong with that, given that it’s backed up by solid performance and a reasonable price.
One important note: Phone 1 will not be available in the United States. When it went on sale on July 21st, a model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage will cost £399 (approximately $475 US). A version with 12GB of RAM also 256GB of storage will cost £499 (approximately $593). It will be available in the United Kingdom, Europe, India, and Japan, among other places.
Of course, Nothing precludes bringing a future product to the US, but it won’t be Phone 1 because it lacks FCC certification.
The light strips that assemble up Phone 1’s most eye-catching feature blink in combinations known as “glyphs” by the company. There are twenty glyphs in two sets, each with its sound: 10 for notifications and 10 for ringtones. (You can allow one without the other lights only for silent messages or sounds only for sounds but you can’t change the tone assigned to each glyph.) You can set a glyph for all coming notifications and another for all calls. Also leave it at that, or you can get more granular by going into individual application settings.
Because the glyph glow is associated with specific tones, they can be used with any app or feature that allows you to customise alert sounds. For example, you can assign glyphs to individual contacts, but you’ll only see (and hear) the glyph you choose. When that contact calls you, not when they message you, which is unfortunate because who talks on the phone?
