Nothing confirms work on the first smartphone

Nothing does not validate work on a smartphone, a device called Nothing Phone (1).

If you’re wondering if OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei was getting ready to enter the smartphone market with his new venture, Nothing, know that we have the official answer today. During a Pravda event hosted by the company on March 23, Carl Pei confirmed that his teams are currently working on the design of their first smartphone, a device that will be called Nothing Phone (1).

Nothing confirms work on a smartphone

It’s a really weird and unique naming convention, but it’s in line with the previous – and first – product, which was a pair of true wireless headphones called the Nothing Ears (1). At the moment, we do not know anything about this smartphone, except that the project actually exists. If the official announcement is to be believed, this first mobile phone for the brand is currently slated for summer 2022. In other words, if everything goes well, we will have to wait a few more months before we discover this news. benchmark in the smartphone market.

Device called Nothing Phone (1)

In addition, the latter should run on Nothing OS, a version derived from Android, and the company has already announced that the phone will be eligible for three years of operating system updates as well as four years of security updates, which puts the brand more or less on the same the same level as the competition, which usually offer upgrades of two to three years.

In any case, it will be interesting to see if Carl Pei tries to follow in OnePlus’ footsteps by offering an affordable device first, or if the brand will directly target the premium market. In any case, we will have to wait at best until the summer of 2022 to find out. A little more patience.