the Nothing phone 2: Trying to minimize useless screen time

At the same time last year (21 July 2022), the nothing phone 1 Was announced, and the world was shocked at how a small company with less than 100 employees could make a smartphone, and now, after its undeniable success selling well over 800,000 units, the nothing phone two is here, and we will discuss the almost 40% increase in price

design

the main differentiator of nothing is the design and for good reason, and compared to the phone 1. There are a few small changes, especially to the back LEDs, This time around, the central oval on the back was split into six different bars, and it Can now show progress bars instead of just being one solid unit and only being on or off. They say this is useful for checking your battery’s progress while charging. Or food deliveries like Uber Eats, and they’re saying this is only the beginning and they will implement more in the future. Additionally, the back plate glass is a bit curvier, differentiating it from the iPhone and making it more comfortable to hold for long periods of time and they also changed the colors a bit. The gray is now a lighter shade of gray, and the white is a bit more being

battery life and charging

The Nothing phone is solid when it comes to its battery. It has a 4700 mah battery, Increasing it by 200 mah from last year. Which is not impressive, but it’s still good for the price. And the charging speed has also increased from 33 Watts to 45 Watts. giving it a solid position as a phone that can charge on the Industries average, and the wireless charging has not changed from last year at 15-watt wireless charging and 5-watt reverse wireless charging respectively

screen and display

It has a 6.7″ gorilla glass screen, which is a 1.5″ increase from last year. Also, the peak brightness has increased from 700 nits in the previous year to 1600 Nets this year, which shows that this phone is in a completely different League from its predecessor. And they have expanded the refresh rate range from 60-120 to 1-120, which in simple words, means the number of times the screen updates per second, and allowing it to decrease when you do not need it extends your battery life.

Camera

the primary camera consists of the Sony IMX890 sensor with 50 megapixels and a Focal length of:24 mm or, in other words, pretty mid-Rangerthe ultra-wide camera consists is the Samsung JN1 with 50 megapixels, and they can capture up to 4K 60 FPS the selfie camera has the Sony IMX615 sensor with 32 megapixels, and it can shoot up to 1080p video at 60 FPS overall, It’s a pretty good all-rounded setup, but I wish they made the camera sensors bigger. I understand that the design is the main differentiator, but it still will have been nice to see

Power and Storage

The nothing phone 2, as we saw, has a mid-range mindset and when it comes to the chipset. It’s no different. It has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, which came out in 2022 and has proven itself as an okay choice. Additionally, it starts at 8 GB of RAM 128 GB and goes up to 12 GB of RAM 512 GB, and it scores pretty well on benchmarks. You will not play highly intensive games on it. But for the daily day user, it’s pretty well

software and software updates

 It runs the Nothing UI based on Android 13, and it lets you do something that no other company will ever let you do. It lets you choose whether you want to use nothing UI or just basic Android. Imagine a company like Samsung doing this truly bonkers.

And for the longevity of any phone, it is essential to check out the number of years of software updates promised when it comes to the Nothing phone 2, they promise a minimum of 4 years of software updates which is pretty solid.

Additionally

It is ip54 water and dust resistant

It has facial and fingerprint unlock

it has three mics and two stereo speakers

and supports dual physical Sims

Its purpose

After reviewing all the specifications, what is the purpose of the nothing phone 2? It is not a flagship, and there are higher value made Rangers to choose from; well, it seems the purpose of the Nothing phones, in general, is to decrease the amount of time spent on the phone by giving you the indicators that would typically require you to turn on the phone screen to view and allowing you to access them from the back of the phone. From the LEDs, the software interface is minimalistic and clean, reminding me of Xiaomi back in the day when its main selling point was its sleek software. Additionally, they implemented Advanced widgets, which means anything can be a widget, from apps to shortcuts, to allow you to check stuff out without opening up apps.

Conclusion

The nothing phone 2 is a mid-ranger with a bunch of intriguing gimmicks. Yes. These are still gimmicks and not features. Just because for a phone, that’s it’s main and quite frankly only selling point is being able to not get sucked into technology when you do not want to, its not something you actively need in your daily day life being able to check your charging progress or your Uber Eats order from the back of your phone is maybe going to save you a few seconds a day because except for that they don’t do much except for acting like a flashlight and smartphones have had widgets for years. Having a few more options doesn’t change much