Nothing phone (1) coming this summer, Carl Pei says wants to build an alternative to Apple

The upcoming cellphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, although Nothing has not specified the small print. However the focus of Nothing’s occasion was not simply the gadget, relatively it was all about Pei’s imaginative and prescient.

“We’re constructing probably the most compelling different to Apple. If you need merchandise that join and work seamlessly collectively, the one selection is Apple. The MacBook, the iPhone, the AirPods, they work collectively the best way you need. However as quickly as you permit that ecosystem for a Home windows PC or an Android cellphone, it breaks down,” he stated in the course of the occasion, which is an bold declare to make and even more durable to satisfy. It’s one thing Google has been making an attempt for some time now however has not but achieved that degree of success.

In his view, customers shouldn’t have too many selections and this impacts improvements. Nothing plans to alter this by constructing its personal ecosystem of merchandise, which the corporate claims will likely be completely different and open. “Our ecosystem will include each Nothing merchandise and merchandise different main manufacturers,” Pei stated. He additionally revealed that the long run Nothing cellphone (1) will work seamlessly with the Nothing ear (1) and even Apple’s AirPods and future Tesla vehicles.

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The ‘Nothing cellphone (1)’ would be the ‘beating coronary heart of our product ecosystem’, in response to Pei. The cellphone will launch in summer season 2022, although a precise date has not been confirmed, and will probably be powered by the Nothing OS. Pei pressured that Nothing OS will deal with making the gadget quick, will likely be with out bloatware and with a minimal and harmonious design.

Pei’s speech additionally indicated that the model’s plans embrace extra merchandise than simply smartphones. The corporate may produce other merchandise similar to Good TVs, smartwatches, and many others, although Pei didn’t particularly point out these on the launch.

The primary preview of Nothing OS will likely be accessible by way of its launcher in April, and will probably be accessible to obtain on choose smartphone fashions. Extra particulars concerning the Nothing cellphone (1) will likely be introduced within the coming months.

In the meantime, the corporate additionally introduced a $10 million allocation for an upcoming equity-based neighborhood funding spherical on the similar valuation as its Collection B fundraise co-led by EQT Ventures and C Ventures. This follows Nothing’s first neighborhood spherical which raised $1.5M in a record-beating 54 seconds final March.