That is the Nothing Cellphone (2a) Particular Version, a daring addition to the London-based tech agency’s steady of smartphones. Once we traced the Cellphone (2a)’s design journey again initially of the 12 months, it was clear that the Nothing workforce felt this product was actually consultant of their idiosyncratic aesthetic.
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Not solely did the Cellphone (2a)’s uprated cameras and revised software program ship a extra rounded skilled than the primary two Nothing telephones, the placing {hardware} design was a a lot illustration of the ‘inside out’ philosophy that has characterised the model from the outset.
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Described as a ‘story of color,’ the Particular Version is a celebration of major color, constructing on the dots of pink which have peppered Nothing merchandise from the outset, earlier than flowering into the daring yellow of the just lately launched (and extremely really helpful) Nothing Ear earbuds. The Particular Version throws in a splash of blue to remodel the Cellphone (2a) right into a Mondrian-esque celebration of major simplicity.
It would really feel like Nothing is making a mountain out of the molehill of small dashes of major colors, however in truth, the smartphone market has stayed resolutely monochrome for a lot too lengthy. Even Google’s tasteful shades and the occasional pop of color from Apple can’t make up for the hundreds of thousands upon hundreds of thousands of black and white gadgets foisted on us over the last decade.
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We’re very glad to unveil Cellphone (2a) Particular Version,’ says Adam Bates, Nothing’s Design Director. ‘That is the primary product to discover our major color palette. Its general aesthetic references a few of our design heroes from the previous, while creating a brand new expression for a smartphone.’
These design heroes nearly actually embody Piet Mondrian himself, with maybe a touch of Gerrit Rietveld, but additionally Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 New York subway map, an acknowledged inspiration for the best way through which Nothing’s ‘bare’ casing revealed the snaking ribbons of connectors and circuits.
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The Particular Version shares the identical spec because the inventory Cellphone (2a) – a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Professional processor, 5,000 mAh battery, 6.7” versatile AMOLED show, 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage, in addition to twin 50 MP rear cameras. Nothing level out that the (2a) has acquired at least 13 updates because it was launched, every one enhancing and including new capabilities and skills to Nothing’s OS. The newest included ChatGPT integration (when paired with certainly one of Nothing or CMF by Nothing’s audio merchandise), bringing AI-driven conversational queries to your gadget.
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Nothing Cellphone (2a) Particular Version, £349 GBP, accessible solely from nothing.tech and the Nothing Retailer Soho, London
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