When Nothing was first introduced, as the plucky London-based upstart, I was originally left scratching my head a little: could a newcomer really succeed in this bustling consumer electronics market? Early signs were so-so from my point of view, too, delivering what I saw as curious design ideas in the Nothing Ear (1), and a fun-but-not-quite-there mobile handset in the Nothing Phone (1).
But my oh my has Nothing doubled down in the last year, pouring mass resources into its software and, as I'll get to in this Nothing Phone (2) review, upping its hardware game too. I also have to give a nod to the excellent Nothing Ear (2) that evolved the original earbuds into a 5-star super-product sequel – a sign of things to come on the phone front?
