Nothing Phone 1 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Nothing Phone 1 - surprising and admiring

The Chinese Nothing company may seem like a new player in the smartphone market, but its owner and some of the employees are characterized by vast experience in such a well-known corporation as OnePlus. A feature of all the company's products is the transparency of their cases, which greatly distinguishes the manufacturer's products from those of opponents. The hero of today's review was no exception to the rule, but he will be able to please the buyer not only with the originality of the design.

The glass novelty partially demonstrates its internal structure to the user, thanks to which it looks extremely stylish and beautiful. The interesting design of the dual camera, the metal candy bar edging and the frameless screen with a discreet 16-megapixel selfie camera in the corner deserve special praise. The fingerprint sensor is located under the display, the diagonal of which was 6.55 inches. The AMOLED panel makes a generally positive impression due to its impressive headroom of brightness combined with a 120Hz refresh rate. The color rendition is set up correctly, there is also a good oleophobic coating. But the resolution of the AMOLED screen could be higher than the standard 2400x1080 pixels, since we are dealing with a flagship and a potential bestseller.

The choice of technical specifications by the developer does not surprise or please, because the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G + processor with 8GB / 12GB of RAM and the Adreno 642L video adapter is not always enough for the most resource-intensive tasks. So, Genshin Impact at maximum graphics presets is replete with lags, a similar situation with the popular Fortnite. Only at medium-high graphics settings does it improve somewhat. The battery capacity has reached 4500 mAh, there is both fast wired charging (45) and its slow wireless counterpart (5W). At the same time, autonomy is good, but not excellent, the battery lasts for a day of active use of the phablet. The size of memory for storing information varies from 128 to 256GB, the expansion of which is not provided.

The main 50- (main sensor Sony IMX766) and 16-megapixel (wide-angle lens) photomodules are equipped with an advanced hybrid stabilization system and high-quality software, so you should not worry about the quality of photos and videos. Detailing is close to that of camera phones, the amount of noise does not cross the allowed limits even when shooting in the evening. Stereo speakers have the volume necessary for watching Youtube, the bass is heard from about 100 hertz. Contactless NFC payments, support for 5G networks, Android 12 (NothingOS shell) also did not pass by a great device, the purchase of which will bring an abundance of positive emotions to everyone except sophisticated gamers.