The much-hyped Nothing phone 1 has been finally released in India. The phone is a surprisingly good android smartphone but there are some issues with this phone. Its base variant comes with 8 GB RAM & 128 GB storage and costs Rs 31,999 while on the other hand, its top variant with 12 GB RAM & 256 GB storage is available at Rs 37,999. The phone is all set to go on sale on 21st July on Flipkart.
So let’s go deeper into the Nothing Phone 1 – Real Life Review.
I have been using this handset for the past few days and based on my real-life experience with this phone, I am sharing my opinion in this Nothing Phone 1 review post.
Nothing Phone 1 Specifications
Display
6.55” flexible OLED display
Corning® Gorilla® Glass
HDR10+
10-bit color depth
2400×1080-pixel resolution at 402 PPI
1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
500 nits brightness; 1,200 nits peak brightness
60Hz – 120Hz adaptive refresh rate
240Hz touch sampling rate
Haptic touch motors
Capacity
8 RAM + 128 GB memory
8 RAM + 256 GB memory
12 RAM + 256 GB memory
In The Box
Nothing phone(1)
Type-C cable
Safety information and warranty card
Screen protector (pre-applied)
SIM tray ejector
Dimensions
Height: 159.2 mm
Width: 75.8 mm
Depth: 8.3 mm
Weight: 193.5 g
Nothing Phone 1 at a glance
Pros:
- Great Looks with LED lights notification on the transparent glass back.
- Easy to hold and feels good quality material.
- Great performance with Snapdragon 778G Plus Processor.
- Good OLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate.
- UFS 3.0 storage makes it really fast while opening and closing apps.
- Good For Gaming – Does not overheat while playing games
- Haptic feedback is good
Cons:
- Average camera quality. Low light photos and video quality sucks.
- Could have been priced under 30,000.
- Lots of other phones are available in the market with better specs and performance at lower prices.
- The battery backup is not so good, it will not last the whole day
- Lacks very fast charging, and supports only a 33W fast charge which seems low.
If you are planning to buy Nothing Phone 1 that offers a fun design and decent specification read the review till the end.
Design
Nothing Phone 1 is a different phone. When I was using this, it reminded me of Nokia 1100 because of its LED notification on the back. Its white lights on the back side look cool while incoming calls. The phone includes 900 LED lights on the rear panel. When you get a new notification or call the back panel light up The phone feels sturdy in your hands due to the support of Gorilla Glass 5 and aluminum frames.
Camera Setup
It has two rear cameras (50MP + 50MP) and a single front camera of 16MP. The primary camera does not do a satisfactory job, but it manages to capture well-detailed photos. The best thing is its glyph camera mode, its back LED panel works like a ring light thus the photo clicked by the rear camera provides smooth output in comparison to a flashlight. The second ultrawide camera doesn’t work well, it feels like it misses on details, especially in zoom-in situations.
OLED Display
The Nothing Phone 1 comes with a 6.5-inch OLED display that perfectly works in indoors but is not up to the mark in outdoors. But if you remain less worried about your phone’s display and are ok with a slightly dull display, this phone will work for you. But while watching videos or movies in high definition, you won’t feel wow.
Performance
This phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778+ SoC and comes with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage without having any expandable storage option. With this configuration the performance is good and I did not find it slow while switching between the apps.
The user interface of Nothing Phone 1 is also near to stock Android, this gives you a great user experience. The fluid response due to the high refresh rate of the OLED screen makes this phone a top performer.
Although the performance is good, but how it performs in the long run, will be a question. There are other smartphones in the market at this price segment with better performance and better new generation processor.
Battery backup
The phone comes with a 4500mAh battery back up which is backed by 33W fast charging. The charging capacity is quite slow in comparison with other phones in this price segment.
Conclusion
In my opinion, the phone is hit and miss because I find the overall performance of Nothing phone 1 was average while using. The phone has a major attraction which is its aesthetically placed LED notification lights on the backside. I could have easily recommended this phone if its camera performed better and it comes with a better new generation processor.
What do you say about the Nothing 1 phone? Do you feel it is worth buying a smartphone in this budget? Do let us know in the comment section.
If you still have doubts then you need to watch my full review and comparisons to clear your all doubts.
