Nothing phone (1)

AndyCr15 · 23 Jul 2022 at 15:31

Kanpai said:
Wanted to try it out but after 10 minutes it’s back in the box ready to return.

Was running extremely sluggish especially whilst charging and found too much jittering around the OS.

That's a really odd thing to do. Mine was sluggish in the first 10 minutes, a lot of new phones are. They have lots going on in the background initially, so you just give them a short while to get themselves settled. I thought that would be obvious, but I guess not?

I'm suffering from a BT problem, apparently specifically with Shokz headphones. Apparently people have tried to contact Nothing support, but haven't got a response.

Kanpai · 23 Jul 2022 at 15:32

AndyCr15 said:
That's a really odd thing to do. Mine was sluggish in the first 10 minutes, a lot of new phones are. They have lots going on in the background initially, so you just give them a short while to get themselves settled. I thought that would be obvious, but I guess not?

Yeah but like I said, I've been spoilt with the 13 pro in that aspect which did not need time to settle in or anything.

AndyCr15 · 23 Jul 2022 at 15:33

Yeah, that's fine, just like I say an odd thing to do. I would think you would want to experience how it performs if you've gone to the trouble of ordering one.

AndyCr15 · 24 Jul 2022 at 06:14

I think I might have to look at returning this. Not only will it not connect to my Shokz headphones, but twice now I've paired my WHOOP and it then just drops the connection after a few hours and won't reconnect. I guess it might get fixed in a software patch...

Shock_Slayer · 25 Jul 2022 at 10:44

flea.rider said:
looks ok .. but i'd worry about water or sweat ingress ..plus those back lights useless to me .. but glad to see another phone brand out there ..

The phone is splash resistant but If we drop It in 10cm of water, the phone is dead! There is severe water damage and the display goes green!

tom_e · 25 Jul 2022 at 11:06

Shock_Slayer said:
The phone is splash resistant but If we drop It in 10cm of water, the phone is dead! There is severe water damage and the display goes green!

Not entirely unexpected as it only has an IP53 rating

chroniclard · 25 Jul 2022 at 11:07

I quite like the lights but not sure they would be much use. They should do the same phone without the gimmick.

hyperfighting · 26 Jul 2022 at 07:27

I was looking forward to getting this phone, but reviews have been mediocre, especially regarding audio quality. https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_phone_1-review-2453p3.php

Time will tell if software patches address the issues.

Goksly · 26 Jul 2022 at 14:11

They need to get around that dirty great CE stamp on the back as well.

AndyCr15 · 26 Jul 2022 at 21:22

hyperfighting said:
I was looking forward to getting this phone, but reviews have been mediocre, especially regarding audio quality. https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_phone_1-review-2453p3.php

Time will tell if software patches address the issues.

Out of interest, in what way? It had me wondering if it could some how provide better audio through Bluetooth than other phones I had as I could swear I was hearing some base I didn't think I'd heard before. I could be wrong of course.

If it's the loud speaker, it's a bit tinny. but I assume you would be using it for podcasts or phone calls and actually it's one of the loudest speakers I've tested...

hyperfighting · 26 Jul 2022 at 23:07

AndyCr15 said:
Out of interest, in what way? It had me wondering if it could some how provide better audio through Bluetooth than other phones I had as I could swear I was hearing some base I didn't think I'd heard before. I could be wrong of course.

If it's the loud speaker, it's a bit tinny. but I assume you would be using it for podcasts or phone calls and actually it's one of the loudest speakers I've tested...

It was more to do with the following section in the review around Audio.

AndyCr15 · 27 Jul 2022 at 08:45

I can't lie, I don't know what any of that really means to an end user. As above, having used the phone for a few days the speaker was a reason I might have kept using it over my Pixel 6. I put more weight in that than a graph myself.

mid_gen · 27 Jul 2022 at 08:59

AndyCr15 said:
I can't lie, I don't know what any of that really means to an end user. As above, having used the phone for a few days the speaker was a reason I might have kept using it over my Pixel 6. I put more weight in that than a graph myself.

None of that would be evident through a speaker....but through headphones it'll sound absolutely dreadful, basically.

I've written this off my shortlist. Pixel 6A is tempting but I'm leaning towards the Xperia 10 IV for the battery life and cameras.

kona786 · 27 Jul 2022 at 10:46

mid_gen said:
None of that would be evident through a speaker....but through headphones it'll sound absolutely dreadful, basically.

I've written this off my shortlist. Pixel 6A is tempting but I'm leaning towards the Xperia 10 IV for the battery life and cameras.

If this phone was good for you other than the headphone issue then it's worth buying and testing for yourself.

mid_gen · 27 Jul 2022 at 10:50

kona786 said:
If this phone was good for you other than the headphone issue then it's worth buying and testing for yourself.

I've got better things to do than fork out 400 quid to test a phone, when someone's reviewed it already and has objectively clarified that the sound quality is gash. Apart from the flashy lights it's really got nothing else to make it stand out against other mid-range phones to make it worth compromising on.

kona786 · 27 Jul 2022 at 11:15

mid_gen said:
I've got better things to do than fork out 400 quid to test a phone, when someone's reviewed it already and has objectively clarified that the sound quality is gash. Apart from the flashy lights it's really got nothing else to make it stand out against other mid-range phones to make it worth compromising on.

Stressed much?

mid_gen · 27 Jul 2022 at 11:18

kona786 said:
Stressed much?

Struggling to understand why anyone would pay money to 'test' something that they already know is crap.

kona786 · 27 Jul 2022 at 12:03

mid_gen said:
Struggling to understand why anyone would pay money to 'test' something that they already know is crap.

Same way reviewers wrote off the Pixel 6 line for bad hardware. Yet here many of us are happy owners of the 6 and 6 pro.

First hand experience goes a long way.

AndyCr15 · 29 Jul 2022 at 07:20

AndyCr15 said:
It had me wondering if it could some how provide better audio through Bluetooth than other phones I had

mid_gen said:
when someone's reviewed it already and has objectively clarified that the sound quality is gash.

I dunno, seems odd to me. I wonder if they had an early review unit? I wonder if it was before 1.1.0 update? But... your choice I guess.

hyperfighting · 30 Jul 2022 at 10:40

Quote from review. (https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_phone_1-review-2453p4.php)

The Nothing Phone (1) runs on the Nothing OS, an ever so slightly modified version of 'stock' Android 12. Our review unit was running on OS 1.1.0, which was the latest available at the time of testing.