{"id":10737,"date":"2023-07-14T06:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T04:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/nothing-phone-2-review-novel-mobile-is-more-than-just-flashing-lights\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T06:39:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T04:39:02","slug":"nothing-phone-2-review-novel-mobile-is-more-than-just-flashing-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/nothing-phone-2-review-novel-mobile-is-more-than-just-flashing-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Phone 2 review: novel mobile is more than just flashing lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cool design, competitive price, solid performance and good battery life \u2013 but let down by lack of support<\/p>\n<p>The Phone 2 is the latest Android smartphone from Nothing, a London-based company that specialises in good value devices with a novel transparent aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>Costing \u00a3579 ($599), it offers top-phone specs for a mid-range price. After the success of its first handset, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/aug\/04\/nothing-phone-1-review-an-android-with-funky-lights-on-its-transparent-back-cameras-battery\">Phone 1 last year<\/a>, Nothing has stuck with its unique design, which takes the classic metal and glass slab of most mobiles and livens them up with a transparent back that exposes a series of LED strips.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen:<\/strong> 6.7in 120Hz FHD+ OLED (394ppi)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8 or 12GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 128, 256 or 512GB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating system:<\/strong> Nothing OS 2.0 (Android 13)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Camera:<\/strong> 50MP main and ultrawide, 32MP selfie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> 5G, eSIM, wifi 6, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3 and GNSS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water resistance:<\/strong> IP54 (splash-resistant)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 201.2g<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jul\/14\/nothing-phone-2-review-novel-mobile-is-more-than-just-flashing-lights\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b9109404d42a201dbafad51ee585423ab39c062a\/258_493_4794_2877\/master\/4794.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=bd3b5cb6b130e80d1eac58760972b343\" title=\"Nothing Phone 2 review: novel mobile is more than just flashing lights\" \/>Cool design, competitive price, solid performance and good battery life \u2013 but let down by lack of support<br \/>\nThe Phone 2 is the latest Android smartphone from Nothing, a London-based company that specialises in good value devices with a novel transparent aesthetic.<br \/>\nCosting \u00a3579 ($599), it offers top-phone specs for a mid-range price. After the success of its first handset, the Phone 1 last year, Nothing has stuck with its unique design, which takes the classic metal and glass slab of most mobiles and livens them up with a transparent back that exposes a series of LED strips.<br \/>\nScreen: 6.7in 120Hz FHD+ OLED (394ppi)<br \/>\nProcessor: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1<br \/>\nRAM: 8 or 12GB<br \/>\nStorage: 128, 256 or 512GB<br \/>\nOperating system: Nothing OS 2.0 (Android 13)<br \/>\nCamera: 50MP main and ultrawide, 32MP selfie<br \/>\nConnectivity: 5G, eSIM, wifi 6, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3 and GNSS<br \/>\nWater resistance: IP54 (splash-resistant)<br \/>\nDimensions: 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6mm<br \/>\nWeight: 201.2g Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool design, competitive price, solid performance and good battery life \u2013 but let down by lack of support The Phone 2 is the latest Android smartphone from Nothing, a London-based company that specialises in good value devices with a novel transparent aesthetic. Costing \u00a3579 ($599), it offers top-phone specs for a mid-range price. After the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/nothing-phone-2-review-novel-mobile-is-more-than-just-flashing-lights\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nothing Phone 2 review: novel mobile is more than just flashing lights<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}