{"id":18547,"date":"2022-03-03T20:04:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/nothings-first-smartphone-could-be-ready-by-april\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T20:04:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:04:30","slug":"nothings-first-smartphone-could-be-ready-by-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/nothings-first-smartphone-could-be-ready-by-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing’s first smartphone could be ready by April"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Editor’s take:<\/strong> The first smartphone from Carl Pei\u2019s Nothing could be unveiled to the public as early as April. Producing a set of earbuds is one thing, but finding success in the cutthroat smartphone industry is a far tougher task. That\u2019s especially true today as smartphones have evolved from novelty items to ubiquitous gadgets, with quality devices available across a range of price points. <\/p>\n

A source familiar with the company\u2019s plans told TechCrunch<\/a> that Pei met with several key industry executives at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week and showed off a prototype version of the upcoming handset. The publication said it even viewed a photo of Pei meeting with Qualcomm\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n

Not a whole lot is known about Nothing\u2019s debut phone at this stage, although the source did say it would share a similar design language with the company\u2019s first product, a set of semi-transparent earbuds<\/a>. Those launched for $99 last July to middling reviews<\/a>, although they do look neat if you are into the see-through look<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Android 12 is nice! @lockheimer<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carl Pei (@getpeid) February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In an interview with TechCrunch last year, Pei said they have a lot of products in the pipeline across multiple categories. Unfortunately, he wasn\u2019t ready to discuss them publicly at the time.<\/p>\n

Several longtime players as well as newcomers including LG<\/a> and Essential<\/a> have dropped out of the smartphone race in recent memory. Pei does have experience, though, having co-founded OnePlus with Pete Lau in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n