Bigger, bolder and more ambitious, the Nothing phone (2) has been revised and refined in its second-gen, designed to appeal to more buyers, although the camera still lags behind.

Great design with Glyph Interface, Plenty of power, Some nice OS tweaks

Camera performance not great, Display autobrightness a bit dull

Takes everything we liked about Phone 1 and turns it up a notch

Refines everything that Made Phone 1 so fun, Dependable performance and battery life, Streamlined software puts a fresh spin on the Android home screen

Rivals still hold the crown for photography, Not such great value in certain territories

Nothing Phone (2) Software And User Experience Nothing’s approach to software is to keep things simple, intentional, and beautiful. To this end, Phone (2) runs Nothing OS 2.0, which is based on Android 13.

If you saw something in the original Nothing Phone (1) that caught your eye, living in the US kept it out of reach. Nothing’s initial launch skipped this market to test the smartphone waters elsewhere without the heavy investment it requires to push something here. So we’ve been waiting...

Follow the light....

Expertly crafted, effortlessly cool design, Brighter, beautiful OLED display, Solid main camera, Flagship-tier peak performance, Great battery life and fast, versatile charging options, Excellent value

Mediocre ultrawide camera, Only IP54, Outdated Gorilla Glass, Tinny speakers, Selfie video capped at 1080p, Quick to throttle under GPU load

Form, function, and a good midrange phone.

Light strips are a neat design touch, Useful always-on display with customizable info, Good four-year software support policy

Only splash-resistant, Not certified on Verizon

Carl Pei seemed practically giddy when he spotted a pretender on the MWC show floor. He posed for a picture status with the phone and fired off a series a tweets. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, after all — though most in the industry don’t handle it in such stride.

The Nothing Phone 2's lights stand out, but it's not without its problems.

Though it’s pricier than its predecessor, the Nothing Phone (2) is a tempting buy. It fixes the big complaints with the original while offering performance similar to that of flagships that cost much more. It also looks pretty cool with Nothing’s signature transparent LED-infused rear.

Unique LED-laden design, High-end 6.7-inch OLED display, Snappy everyday performance, Capable dual 50MP cameras, You want a phone that stands out: Aside from its predecessor, the Nothing Phone (2) doesn’t look like anything we’ve seen before.

Camera isn’t great in low-light conditions, No charger in the box, Much more expensive than Nothing Phone (1), You prioritise low-light photography: While the rear camera system is a capable one, it doesn’t do the best job at low-light photography with options like the Pixel 7a capturing more light,...

It’s easy to tell if the Nothing Phone 2 is for you. Look at it. Does it call to you? Does it spark your interest and seem to fix smartphone problems that have been bugging you forever? If so, go buy one, because it’s exactly what it seems, nothing more and nothing less.

Unique design stands out, Nothing’s monochrome interface works, Powerful enough to handle any task

Glyph lights are still a cool gimmick, Rounded design made it prone to sliding off the table, Not water resistant enough