Nothing Phone (2) to debut in the US and other markets as a "more premium" successor to the Phone (1) later this year - Notebookcheck.net

While Nothing chose not to merchandise its debut smartphone, the Nothing Phone (1) successful the US, the institution has evidently acceptable its sights connected that market, with a recent beta rank program making the Phone (1) disposable successful the US. According to a caller report, though, it appears the Phone (2) volition get a nonstop US release.

As revealed by Nothing CEO Carl Pei successful an interrogation with Inverse, the Nothing Phone (2) volition get successful precocious 2023, and volition motorboat successful the US arsenic well.

“We decided to marque the U.S. our No. 1 precedence successful presumption of markets. We couldn't bash it earlier due to the fact that we were lone successful our 2nd twelvemonth and our hands were tied gathering the squad arsenic we were gathering the products. Now arsenic we're connected a much coagulated footing, we tin instrumentality a measurement forward."

“When you marque a smartphone for the U.S. you request to enactment with the carriers connected certification and adapting immoderate of their features into your OS. We didn't person the resources for that earlier and present we do. We're truly excited astir the U.S. marketplace due to the fact that it's a large country. If you look astatine our earbuds sales, astir one-third comes from the U.S. And by not launching our telephone successful the U.S., we're leaving perchance a 3rd of the measurement connected the table.”

- Carl Pei via Inverse

Pei, OnePlus co-founder alongside Peter Lau, besides confirmed the sanction of the instrumentality to beryllium the Nothing Phone (2)—unsurprisingly. In addition, the upcoming telephone is teased to beryllium a much premium offering than 2021's Phone (1), albeit improbable to beryllium a flagship telephone designed to rival Samsung's Galaxy S bid and Apple's iPhones. More probably, the Phone (2) volition diagnostic a much premium physique and a much almighty SoC than the Snapdragon 778G+ connected the Phone (1), portion besides sporting upgraded camera hardware.

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