The Nothing Cellphone (2) will run a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 sequence chipset, Nothing CEO Carl Pei confirmed right this moment at an occasion at Cell World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
This implies the corporate’s second telephone will put Nothing into premium Android aggressive territory. Chipsets within the 8 sequence are Qualcomm’s strongest cell chips.
Pei took to the stage with Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon on the Qualcomm sales space on the present flooring on the trade commerce present to announce the information, Pei having confirmed to Inverse earlier within the yr that the Cellphone (2) can be “extra premium” than Cellphone (1).
2022’s Nothing Cellphone (1) was a mid-range steal at £399/€469 however ran the mid-tier Snapdragon 778+ 5G chip to assist hit that value level. Qualcomm additionally offered a customized construct with extra high-end options supported equivalent to wi-fi charging.
We nonetheless don’t know the design or additional specs of the Cellphone (2), and even which chipset the telephone will particularly run. It could possibly be the 8 Gen 2 we noticed within the Galaxy S23 Extremely or OnePlus 11, or Nothing would possibly choose to make use of a barely older chip such because the 8+ Gen 1.
Realme introduced its GT3 telephone at MWC with the 8+ Gen 1, which helps hold the price down at $649. Nothing would possibly make use of the same tactic.
There’s even an outdoor probability it would run the rumoured next-gen 8+ Gen 2.
Although right this moment’s announcement was one thing, Nothing is clearly using the identical gradual reveal of knowledge to construct hype in regards to the Cellphone (2) as its first telephone. Pretty much as good because the Cellphone (1) was, the hype cycle across the machine was undoubtedly lengthy and drawn out. q
Pei was the co-founder of OnePlus however left in 2020 to arrange Nothing with Akis Evangelidis, additionally a former OnePlus exec.
Earlier than Nothing launched the Cellphone (1) it debuted on the tech scene with the spectacular Nothing Ear (1) noise cancelling wi-fi earbuds – however that product lately suffered a value rise from the wonderful $99/£99 launch value to OK-but-not-as-great $149/£99.
After the telephone got here out, the model launched the Ear (Stick) open design earbuds at $99/£99.
The pricing wobble suggests Nothing goes by way of some teething points as a younger firm, however Tech Advisor awarded every of its three merchandise glowing opinions, so we’ve got excessive hopes for the Cellphone (2).
We’ll have a full evaluate of the telephone later within the yr.