The Nothing Phone (1) has been available in stores for a few weeks now and despite or perhaps because of the massive hype, it has been met with criticism. Smartphones are not in the high-end sector, but in the middle class, but this will only affect the hardware, not the software.
Fans and news reporters alike are disappointed From the statement that an update to Android 13 isn’t expected until the first half of 2023 (a beta has been announced for later this year. Android 14 should eventually be released around the same time, though only on Google’s Pixel devices. Nothing boss while on OnePlus, Carl Pei had to learn to justify missing features.
Sit on nothing: “We don’t want to rush anything.”
He continued this defensive strategy with Nothing. After all, three system updates have been released since the phone’s (1) launch last month, with continued improvements to camera quality and battery life. “Although we work 24/7, we won’t rush updates at the expense of user-friendliness,” it says.
Society has no understanding
The community is anything but a burden. “Why the false promises, why all the hype on the launch day, why the sudden increase in the price of the phone?” One wrote. “It’s not about ‘taking the time to do it right,’ it’s about providing the right tools, at the right time, to do it right. A one year late update is no longer acceptable“, another. “First offer a bug-free operating system based on Android 12, then think about this luxury. Now I regret why I trusted the brand name so quickly. The latest so-called dope update is sad.”
The current news doesn’t make sense, especially against the background that Google initiatives like Project Treble will ensure that OEMs deliver fast updates. Nothing as a company can certainly compare to the huge competition it has established over the years, but Samsung in particular should motivate and inspire other Android manufacturers to do better.
What do you think and the phone (1) – does it live up to its hype?
