Nothing has landed in hot water after it was discovered that the company used stock photos as “camera samples” for its new flagship Phone (3). The images showcased in a demo unit were initially presented as real shots taken with the device, which turned out to be a lie.
Nothing in Trouble After Using Stock Images as Phone (3) Camera Samples
The brand got exposed through a screen recording that was captured from a retail demo unit of a Nothing Phone (3), which was on display in New Zealand. These demo units featured camera shots that it claims were taken from the latest flagship phone, but these were actually taken by professional photographers. Android Authority even reached out to two of the photographers who captured these photos.
The photographers also confirmed that they did not use the Nothing Phone (3) for these shots. Nothing claimed that these pictures were captured by Phone (3)’s camera, but the same pictures can also be seen on the photographer’s social media. Meanwhile, the company shared these pictures in their promo material, stating that “Here’s what our community has captured with the Phone (3).” So it was clear that Nothing was faking these camera samples.
One of the photographers also revealed that all five of these images are available for licensing on ‘Stills’, a stock photo marketplace. So the people who took these pictures were likely paid for these images by this platform. Nothing has acknowledged this and even released a statement, “Accuracy in how we represent our product capabilities is important to us. Phone (3) demo units are being updated to feature only images captured with Phone (3).”
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