It’s a generic question and the first answer it merits is “It depends.” but let me explain myself a bit more.
I’m looking at changing my phone in two or three months and the current phone I have was a bit of a let down. It’s a BlackView and I bought it being rugged but the phone comes with a few quirks I can’t get rid of.
On Lemmy, Nothing Phone is randomly mentioned. Some talk down on it, others praise it.
I’ve set a budget for how much I’m willing to spend on my next phone but the store I usually go to has added the brand to their catalogue and one of the models, although a bit more than what I want to spend is something I could consider.
The model in question is the Nothing CMF Phone 1, 8GB RAM, 128 GB storage, 5G network ready.
But how different and better from the average brand is Nothing Phone? What sets them apart?
I own a nothing 3a. Love the phone. Software is very close to AOSP concept and was able to uninstall immediately all the apps I didn’t want, and they don’t come back with upgrades.
Overall great built, good matherials, great software. Don’t care a bit for the fancy ldes, and they don’t get in the way.
I would recommend, but the CMF1 is old, unless you get a very good deal…
This nothing phone I own is the first phone ever I don’t feel the need to root for any reason.
They’re design-focused first and foremost. You get a Nothing phone if you want fancy LED-lighting on the backside.
They used to be about having a “minimalist”, bloatware-free Android OS as well, but since last year some of their phones come preloaded with Facebook, Tiktok etc and they even put ads on the lock screen for a while (until backlash made them revert that).
Personally I’d recommend getting either a used Google pixel 8 or 8a, or a new pixel 9a and installing GrapheneOS on it, which will give you the best possible security and privacy, as well as the longest security support of almost any android phone (7 years from point of release, pixel 9a will be supported until 2032).
Didn’t they test ads on the lockscreen or something? Yes, they did. Completely disqualifies them for the future for me.
I dunno man.
Company: Here’s a change.
Users: This sucks!
Company: Ok, let’s roll that back.
If the company were Apple, the change would stick. If it were Microsoft, the change would be rolled back for 2 weeks and then quietly re added.
The audacity to try in the first place is bad enough. How are you people so fucking complacent with companies that you already paid further selling your time and wasting power on your devices so they can pocket even more money??
You’re a frog in already boiling water, and you don’t even notice your skin sloughing off…
I’m replying from a Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro.
The phone itself is responsive. The software is clean. The Camera is pretty mediocre. There is no wireless charging.
I would prefer a phone with a better camera and wireless charging but that’s easily 2x to 3x the price. I always just but unlocked phones so this was a good mid-quality option.
Theyre ok for the price as far as i know
But nothing outnof the ordinary or whatever
My understanding is that it’s primarily for people that want to unplug from the internet, mostly.
I picked up a Fairphone 6, and I quite like it, if you wanted another alternative to consider.
The nothing phone isnt for those who wants to “unplug”?
Its just a more eye catching/different design style
They even got fancy notification lights on the back of some of their models… something you wouldt add if you suggest people “unplug”
I don’t have the money for a FairPhone.
But unplug from the net? Sounds strange. The model I checked is a fully fledged smartphone. Nothing that signaled the phone was about not having advanced functionalities.
Don’t know where you are located but Murena just dropped the price of the fp6. I also have one and it’s pretty great. The battery life alone is amazing.
Still too rich for my blood
Unplug as it it isn’t loaded with bloat/spyware/uninstallable socia media apps
That sounds very nice!
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