Nothing on Tuesday launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple with its differentiated design and features targeting tech enthusiasts.
Since releasing Phone (1) in 2022, the GV-backed startup has relied on a transparent design to make its phone stand out from others.
The Phone (3) follows that same design language, but it introduces a stranger camera arrangement that forgoes the typical square or circular alignment found on other smartphone devices. (If you are someone who gets triggered by unaligned elements on websites or apps, this camera arrangement might make you mad!)
Image Credits:Nothing
Nothing has also favored arranging LEDs on its back — a feature that it calls Glyph. This was always somewhat gimmicky, but the company made use of this to show you different alerts and notifications using the LED lights.
Old Glyph interface on Phone (2) Image Credits:TechCrunch/Brian Heater
Now, the company is replacing GIyph with a small circular mini LED screen, called Glyph Matrix, on the back of the device at the top right.
This addition displays 16-bit styled patterns, which can offer more information than the earlier Glyph arrangement.
The company is also releasing mini-apps for this interface, such as spin the bottle and rock, paper, scissors.
The new Glyph Matrix interface is on the top right Image Credits:Nothing
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