Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus left the OPPO-backed company and founded Nothing which launched the Nothing Ear (1) true wireless earbuds in the market. Now, it seems that the company is gearing up to launch its smartphone.

Recently, it was revealed that the Nothing brand is working on a few more products other than the TWS earbuds, and the latest conversation on Twitter by Carl Pei, Android, and Qualcomm indicates that Nothing Smartphone could be coming soon.

Carl Pei Nothing Smartphone Teaser

In a new tweet, Carl Pei says “Back on Android” and adds that “Android 12 is nice!” hinting that he is talking about a smartphone running the Android 12 operating system. In response, Android’s official Twitter account adds “We’ve got a lot to catch up on Carl.”

There was a possibility that Carl Pei was indicating switching to an Android smartphone as his primary driver but then Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon account joined the conversation and shared an image of three hands joining.

All these points towards the possibility of Nothing Smartphone and given that the company’s founder is teasing it publicly, we expect an announcement of some sort in the coming days or weeks.

A few months ago, Nothing India’s Vice President and General Manager Manu Sharma had elaborated on the brand’s product plans going forward. He disclosed that the company is working at an increased pace to release over five new products.

There have been reports about the Nothing smartphone and Power (1) power bank being in the works, which was reported to get launched in early 2022, fitting the timeline.

If the company is indeed planning to launch a smartphone soon into the market, it will be interesting to see what category is being targeted and how the device is positioned in the overcrowded market. Given the company’s pricing strategy for Ear (1), we expect the upcoming smartphone to be a “flagship killer” aiming to take on premium devices.

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