Here’s what the Nothing Phone 1 looks like, revealed by the company itself a month early
Former OnePlus CEO Carl Pei knows how to generate buzz around an unknown product like no one else, and that’s exactly what he did with his new company Nothing’s first smartphone, the Phone 1. After months of teasers and hints, Nothing has finally revealed what the Phone 1’s back will look like on Twitter and its website today, a whole monthbefore the official launch event.
The back design is right in line with the company’s earlier teasers showcasing the prominent lines and shapes that decorate the back and the purported “transparent” design, though Nothing has a very modern interpretation of this — this looks a lot different from GameBoys of old. Nothing decided to go for some kind of transparent surface (glass?) that reveals a metallic design below. It shows off parts of the industrial design, like screws, plates, and the positioning of the wireless Qi charging coils.
The Nothing logo is refreshingly small, almost disappearing in the bottom left corner. The usual CE certification and further model information can be found on the bottom right. The camera module is refreshingly small, consisting of only two lenses tucked into the top left corner. As far as we can tell from the perspective, it looks like the Phone 1 will have a pretty boxy feel to it, almost like the current iPhone lineup.
It’s unclear if this design will also allow for easy repairs and what implications on waterproofing it will have. As Carl Pei told The Vergein an earlier interview, the accents on the back will also illuminate, much like LED notification lights of old.
Nothing has been busy aggressively teasing the Phone 1 design the last two days, feeding us one part of the puzzle after another. It first revealed the upper edge of the phone with budgerigars sitting on top of it and then another bird hugging the side of the phone with its beak.
With the full design now revealed, there are still a few things left up in the air. We don’t have official confirmation of the inner workings, thoughif recent leaks are to be believed, the phone is shaping up to be a midrange entry more than a flagship with a Snapdragon 778G. The company has also given us aglimpse at its software as part of the Nothing Launcher, which it released on the Play Store for other phones.
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