Nothing Phone 2 Confirmed to Launch in Summer 2023, Will Be Sold in the US: Details

The UK-based startup headed by Carl Pei has also teased the rear design of the upcoming Nothing Phone 2.

Written by David Delima, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 3 May 2023 19:18 IST

Nothing Phone 2 Confirmed to Launch in Summer 2023, Will Be Sold in the US: Details

Photo Credit: Nothing

The rear panel of the Nothing Phone 2 could feature a red LED indicator

Highlights

Nothing Phone 2 will debut "this British summer"
This suggests the phone will debut between June and September
The Nothing Phone 2 will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Series processor

Nothing Phone 2, the company's upcoming successor to its first smartphone, will be launched in the coming months. The UK startup headed by former OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei, on Wednesday, confirmed the launch timeline of the Nothing Phone 2. The second-generation handset will also make its way to the US, the company has confirmed. While the firm has remained tight lipped on the specifications of the upcoming smartphone, it is expected to debut with a much more powerful processor under the hood compared to the Nothing Phone 1.

The company announced via an emailed statement on Wednesday that the Nothing Phone 2 will be released "this British summer". This suggests that the phone could be launched between June and September. Unlike last year's model, the Nothing Phone 2 will be sold in the US, the firm has confirmed.

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Phone (2) is coming summer 2023.

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— Nothing (@nothing) May 3, 2023

Nothing also reiterated its previous announcement that its second-generation phone will be a "more premium" offering, and will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Series processor. Unfortunately, there's still no word from the startup on which Qualcomm chipset will be used, but a Qualcomm executive accidentally revealed in March that the phone will be equipped with last year's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC.

The phone maker also tweeted the announcement with a GIF of what appears to be the rear panel of the upcoming Nothing Phone 2, which is shown to sport a flashing red LED light. The tweet also links to a landing page, which unfortunately, does not reveal any additional information.

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Nothing Phone 2 is also expected to make its debut in India and the handset was reportedly spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website in March. The phone was spotted by a tipster with the model number AIN065, and is claimed to have received BIS certification, bringing it one step closer to being launched in India.

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Nothing Phone 2

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Iconic design, unique notification system
Excellent software
Very good battery life
Improved main camera
Slick system performance

Bad
Average low-light performance with secondary cameras
Video recording quality needs improvement
No bundled charger
Top variant isn't great value

Read detailed Nothing Phone 2 review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4700mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1080x2412 pixels

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