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Nicholas Sutrich

Nothing Phone (2) initial review: Something fun, something new

Looking closely at the back of the Nothing Phone (2) alongside the included transparent USB-C cable

Last year's Nothing Phone (1) was a spectacle of a device. Nothing CEO and founder Carl Pei is a hype man, if nothing else, and his new company's first device was certainly unique, but it had its flaws. Chief among them were some issues with the hardware and software that just wasn't as full-featured as phones from companies like Google, Samsung, and Apple.

This year, Nothing is leaning into the fun factor with the Nothing Phone (2), a phone that certainly looks like a "Nothing Phone" complete with the lighted glyph interface on the back. The hardware has been refined, with a slightly taller build, a curved glass back, and a faster processor. But the real improvement is in the software.

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