The soon-to-be-released Nothing Phone (1) has been confirmed to be powered by the Snapdragon 778G+ SoC. The Nothing Phone (1) is a transparent smartphone that is expected to be unveiled on July 12. The smartphone’s chipset seems to be the last puzzle to be unearthed for the much-hyped device.
The Nothing Phone (1) comes with a unique transparent design. Its images and videos have serenaded customers’ imagination since Nothing started releasing them. It has a Glyph interface consisting of 900 embedded LEDs. These lights up the phone during notifications, camera use, and so on. The Nothing Phone (1) will launch in Europe and the United Kingdom. The Nothing Phone (1) will most likely skip the US market, as per current feelers.
It is rumored that an enthusiastic customer has paid $3,064 via StockX to be among the selected first 100 owners of the phone. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G+ chipset is a mid-range processor and is custom-tuned for the Phone (1). It is less powerful than the premium Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. It remains to be seen how the stated SD 778G+ chip will place the Nothing Phone (1) performance-wise.
The Snapdragon 778G+ chip features wireless charging and reverse wireless charging unlike the base chip the SD 778G. So, it straddles between the mid-range and flagship cadre due to a few features. The choice of a mid-range chipset for the Phone (1) was driven by performance, power consumption, and cost considerations.
Nothing’s co-founder Carl Pei feels the Phone (1) meets all these considerations. While a specific price has not been announced yet for the Phone (1), we expect to know more in the coming days. It is however rumored that the Phone (1) could be priced under $500. The company claims more than 100,000 customers are on the pre-order waiting list.
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