Nothing Phone (2)’s camera has one thing going for it

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Жыл бұрын

From the outside the Nothing Phone (2) has a lot going for it: a transparent, glass back that reveals even more LED light strips than the first Nothing Phone, matte, aluminum side rails, and a custom monocolor, Android interface called Nothing OS 2.0. And the base model is only $600 - hundreds of dollars less than other premium phones. But I only care about one thing. How does Phone(2)’s new camera stack up against the Pixel 7 Pro, the iPhone 14 Pro, and the S23 Ultra? #phones #photography #technology
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0:01 Intro
0:20 vs. iPhone 14 Pro (main lens)
1:15 Nothing Phone (2) 50MP vs iPhone Pro 48MP RAW mode
2:00 vs. Pixel 7 Pro (Night mode & astrophotography)
3:01 vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Portrait mode)
3:40 Telephoto lens
4:46 50MP Ultra-wide lens
5:49 Final thoughts
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@TheVerge Жыл бұрын

Does a flagship phone need a telephoto lens?

@IAmAPhan Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@KelvinBastow Жыл бұрын

I would argue a telephoto is more necessary than an ultrawide in my opinion.

@IAmAPhan Жыл бұрын

@@KelvinBastow yeah, the distortion with an Ultra Wide lens can make it difficult to manage framing singlehandedly.

@hr-ct-5555 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@abhaythambi Жыл бұрын

Yes

@shayakghosh7496 Жыл бұрын

Becca's camera review is simply the best on the internet.

@SurfTomas Жыл бұрын

100% agree

@AniketKapse Жыл бұрын

Came here to say that. So underrated. ❤

@theleftfalange Жыл бұрын

All of Becca's reviews are the best on the internet!

@jeffruth Жыл бұрын

They really are. She’s fantastic.

@Hasnain-cz2od Жыл бұрын

Cuz she is actually a photographer 👌

@datdudeinred Жыл бұрын

Becca is single handedly saving the verge.

@madmaxhan 4 ай бұрын

completely agree after Deiter left for google this channel has been downhill except for becca

@teasley1 Жыл бұрын

I miss LED light notifications on the front screen. I don't think I'd really get the full use of them on the back.

@ajithgeorge730 Жыл бұрын

6 minutes 51 seconds of worthy tech time! Becca!!! Pls do more videos.

@ViktorHristovvv Жыл бұрын

There is something about Becca's personality that is just so heart-warming! Love these camera comparisons and all the effort put in them!

@eyeDavid Жыл бұрын

Most honest and fact driven review so far

@katarixy Жыл бұрын

Two days with Phone(2) and I'm loving it. I just moved the SIM card from my Pixel to the Phone(2) today.

@Jthall1990 4 ай бұрын

I used to be a Pixel 7 user myself and I switched to the nothing phone 2 and I have been very pleased with the phone and the camera

@Kalinforrinco Жыл бұрын

The 50 megapixel photos of the Nothing Phone look SO MUCH BETTER than the 48 megapixel photos of the iPhone!

@AdilShaikisawesome Жыл бұрын

Would recommend trying the Vivo X90 series versus Pixel for a night mode showdown. Currently own a vivo X80 Pro that's crushing every other flagship in night mode even a year later.

@DannerBanks Жыл бұрын

I don't mind the comparisons between the flagships and the Nothing Phone (2), but I wish most of the video focused on comparing phones of the same price.

@aritrasaha914 Жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought 😅. Here in India, we are getting OnePlus 11r 5k cheaper with almost same specs bundled with a charger only missing glyph and wireless charging. The video was great but I would have liked the comparison with pixel 7/7a, iPhone 14 and OnePlus 11/11r..

@sandeepkottayil Жыл бұрын

@@aritrasaha914you get iqoo Neo 7 pro much cheaper than 11r. Those are cheaper phones. For a much finished product in terms of premium appeal there will be a much higher premium.

@rgx6656 Жыл бұрын

Bueno el pixel 7 pro tiene las mismas cámaras qué el pixel 7, qué le esperara cuando salga el 8

@prime12602 Жыл бұрын

@@aritrasaha914you forgot the most important thing the software.

@Maex__ Жыл бұрын

This is the video I have waited for. Thank you!! :)

@venkataramanravikumar1572 11 ай бұрын

your videos are always brilliant !!! keep giving more of this comparisons and dedicated camera review..

@MultiZymethSK Жыл бұрын

4:27 - "You lose the compression of an image, the most important part about a telephoto lens, when you simply crop a sensor " - how does that make any sense? You only lose resolution by cropping, the compression (close and distant things appearing similar size) is the same. The field of view is the same. Using tele lens vs cropping a wider image from the same position to achieve the same zoom will result in an identical FoV.

@filmhaltig Жыл бұрын

As soon as I heard her say it I scrolled down to see if there is already a comment mentioning it - thank you for posting that comment :D Being precise here really matters imo! Because saying something like "without the dedicated tele camera you loose compression" is exactly what companies would tell everyone as hype marketing to get you to buy the most expensive product.

@jakeflake4931 Жыл бұрын

Best camera reviews as usual. ❤

@V1CEN 11 ай бұрын

Really good and helpful video!

@stephenlee2665 Жыл бұрын

Same here, prefer notification light than ringtone. Miss the day where we can set different colour of light for different app. Sadly, I think Sony is the only company who still retains this feature.

@tonywith2e 9 ай бұрын

There's apps for it, not a true light but still have a dot for your liking

@stephenlee2665 9 ай бұрын

@@tonywith2e could you share the app for this? thanks

@weekendwarrior8179 Жыл бұрын

Where is the full frame KZfaq channel?

@TheOrisya Жыл бұрын

its abit finicky and probably dont work at all. but if you can find a version of G Cam App, you can level up the lowlight picts using the night mode

@user-rd9kb6ox1v Жыл бұрын

Very detailed review!!

@RedwoodGeorge Жыл бұрын

Right there with ya, Becca! When Samsung removed the blue notification light, I almost quit the brand. (But the 10x optical zoom got me back, and fast)

@AnantVyas Жыл бұрын

Great Review!

@bishalkantram Жыл бұрын

Love you work. Keep it up 👍

@rahulistic Жыл бұрын

Great to have Becca back on the channel.

@deshmukh555555 Жыл бұрын

How’s the macro mode Becca ?

@Mikelux99 Жыл бұрын

Phone 2’s photos look better. They look like “real” camera photos rather than phone cameras in that that have more visible contrast and details.

@cmanwilly 2 ай бұрын

finally, a review that STARTS with video comparisons. It might just be me, but video quality is far more important to me, and reviews tend to overshadow the video + mic quality and focus on photo comparisons. Great video

@Yamyjam90 Жыл бұрын

What phone becca uses as a photographer pixel or iphone or samsung ?

@nihalrashidkp6658 Жыл бұрын

Becca since you love glyph like me, do you use it hidden music visualisation feature?

@beetrootize Жыл бұрын

Hi Becca, solid review and opinions, but you do NOT lose lens compression when you crop in a photo: even the images you compared show the same exact lens compression! It's the overall quality that suffers, since it's just a strong crop of an image from a standard/wide angle lens with some algorithm to improve the thing (and in bigger sensors, you also "lose bokeh" but that's a whole other chapter!)

@jeremenichelli Жыл бұрын

Super love this Becca's review on phone cameras. Probably the most interesting analysis on this phone aspect in the inter webs.

@alsa4real Жыл бұрын

your professional camera reviews are so fun to watch

@iamshanif Жыл бұрын

Great review ✨

@xmgj Жыл бұрын

A phone review actually comparing it to other for use viewers to get a reference point is weirdly rare on KZfaq but damn is it better

@udaysingh9_11 11 ай бұрын

Wow. Didn't knew i was missing out on this amazing camera review.

@sidartha96 17 күн бұрын

Excellent comparison video. I am planning to buy the Nothing phone 2. Cameras are priority but I love the fact that they are running on stock android. I love using stock android phones.

@Chrisgroot19 3 ай бұрын

This was the best way to put the cameras tot the test. Thanks. It made me buy the Nothing Phone 2, because now I feel what to expect. A capable phone with a good enough camera.

@sasmitha8446 Жыл бұрын

Another video about video please? Also include the XPeria 1 V?

@sa2005 Жыл бұрын

Awesome review

@ramonnasty Жыл бұрын

Is there any shutter lag?

@pradhishkannar3911 11 ай бұрын

Wow nice video concept 👌

@7UL13N Жыл бұрын

Did the recent nothing os update improve anything ?

@RenzoClaros Жыл бұрын

Underrated video!

@bokehdilla Жыл бұрын

love that this was as detailed as your mirrorless camera reviews. and the audio quality is next level.

@TheZackBriggs Жыл бұрын

Hopefully Nothing Phone 3 has a telephoto lens and I'll consider buying.

@111danish111 Жыл бұрын

The Pixel doesn't have a dedicated 2x lens either right or even the IPhone ?

@eyeDavid Жыл бұрын

I like the glyphs but realistically keeping my phone face down would just never happen and once you wireless charge it’s hard to go back to cables

@TechAlchemy96 Жыл бұрын

atleast u still notify if u accidentally put your phone face down

@andreapivetta Жыл бұрын

So like the nothing phone gets a video but not the pixel fold!?

@PFnove Ай бұрын

i've seen a lot of extremely positive feedback about the night mode on the nothing phone 2, maybe it's been updated to work better? (idk)

@xphyle Жыл бұрын

NO mention of the 32MP front facing selfie camera?! KILL ME. This camera comparison is a TOTAL fail.

@foysalhasanshakil8614 Жыл бұрын

i knowno one care should i go with pix 7pro what you say ma'am

@balloonredd Жыл бұрын

Their shots are really nice for the price. Seem more capable than oneplus lol

@NyengoM Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! On the Ultra-wide though I agree with Vjeran

@TheVerge Жыл бұрын

Vjeran here. Sending you a virtual high five! ✋

@desikkadali7018 Жыл бұрын

I'm confused about going to Iphone 14 or nothing phone (2). What do you suggest keeping the camera as priority?

@hilmyakatsuki1665 Жыл бұрын

iphone if you can take the wall garden in daily life. iOS is good and third party apps work great. For Android if pixel had a good modem then I would recommend this over nothing. Pixel software is great, nothing is anywhere around it.

@niladityadebnath8966 Жыл бұрын

Becca is straight on point, no unnecessary talk

@cosmicdust7592 Жыл бұрын

best review so far on internet

@mkriz2140 Жыл бұрын

What about macro?

@alexgryn85 Жыл бұрын

No selfie cam review?

@user-rf2vk8zp2u Жыл бұрын

My only complaint is drinking a plastic free Perrier with a plastic straw. Thank you for the detailed comparison.

@NinPossible 5 ай бұрын

Becca's the best now. Thanks for the review! Keep it coming!

@Raja995mh33 Жыл бұрын

What even is the point of a 50MP mode or even a 50MP sensor to begin with when - in comparison - it looks nowhere near of what 50MP should look like (on a phone)

@ajoysarkar7346 Жыл бұрын

you need compare the phone with the same level (catagory )of competition

@thobanimqadi Жыл бұрын

I hope Becca is on the Vergecast to talk about this phone.

@obvinpro Жыл бұрын

4:35 Why was Apple mentioned when they don't have a telephoto lens on any iPhone? I've never seen where a credit it's given based on rumors.

@Ansf20 8 ай бұрын

I am between nothing phone 2 and Samsung s23 plus ... Can anyone tell me an opinion about them please? I would really love camera and photos be the best

@po3442 Жыл бұрын

Love this company

@davidjacobs6244 Жыл бұрын

😂

@navj9850 10 ай бұрын

Yes more lights pls

@Oldaker Жыл бұрын

Gotta say I dig this phone tho. Would consider switching from iPhone but my current still have some years in it

@Hero-rs8oy Жыл бұрын

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@lliillYMCMBlliill Жыл бұрын

Nothing OS 2.0.1 is already coming with Camera improvements

@KevinBradbury Жыл бұрын

I have no interest in the Phone 2, but when I saw that Becca had a new video posted, I had to watch it. Probably the best reviewer of all tech sites.

@xMel21x Жыл бұрын

I really wished it has a 3rd Zoom camera, even if it's only x3

@nuclear9977 11 ай бұрын

Phone 3 will have it

@JairoNamnun Жыл бұрын

Just got a 14 pro (I know…): what’s the best way to get 48MP pics?

@houbsmars Жыл бұрын

Enable 48mp ProRAW in camera settings. Other than that, keep your phone steady and your lens clean and bam, photography magic!

@JairoNamnun Жыл бұрын

@@houbsmars Thank you!

@atikurrahmanamin6383 Жыл бұрын

Videos from becca are the best

@Reyhaneh-oc6bl 26 күн бұрын

Can someone tell nothing phone2's camera is good or bad? because some people don't recommend it for the camera

@TronTonics Жыл бұрын

Love the idea of this phone. But I'll be keeping it on pixel Gang 💪📸

@RaymondXperia Жыл бұрын

Besides Dieter, Becca's the only other reason I'm still sub to The Verge.

@soraygoularssm8669 Жыл бұрын

the fact that Nothing phone (2) gets to be compared with the 1000 dollars legends tells everything, while other 600 dollar phones get compared to you know 600 dollar phones 😂 I own phone (1) and it sometimes takes better photos compared to my friends 12 pro max, phone 2 is much better and that's more than enough for most of the people, just compare this phone to the regular iphone 14, nothing has better battery and charger, it has better 12hz LTPO display (i think slightly brighter not sure tho let me know if I'm mistaken), it has reverse wireless charging and usb C, iphone 14 is actually a really good phone but this one is better for the price, I only wish Nothing had better water resistance and slightly better haptics

@beautyneytiri Жыл бұрын

the camera quality off my Nothing phone 1 is DEFINITELY better than that of my Galaxy s21 ultra. in fact, i love using the Nothing phone 1 way more in general.

@canad-ian Жыл бұрын

Wow. This was a great look into the cameras!

@kevinwoods9274 10 ай бұрын

OMFG! I honestly think the Nothing Phone is way better than both the IPhone and Samsung… At less than half the price… Coming from a small start up company… That’s just crazy. At least in my opinion.

@marksouthwell4490 9 ай бұрын

My friend has a Nothing phone 2 ( he’s into photography) he mentioned it was on a par with his pixel 7

@colinhare4722 Жыл бұрын

I still use the glif on Nothing Phone 1

@azyrael96 Жыл бұрын

I think calling its price "competetive" with this performance compared to flagships literally twice the price is a bit of an understatement.

@oladrolahola 26 күн бұрын

Why were people saying the Nothing phone took bad pictures on other parts of the internet? Edit: Nvmnd, outside of Expert mode it isn't that good.

@PsYcHo07200 7 ай бұрын

Je viens de m'offrir le Nothing phone 2 en 512G ,je ne l'ai pas encore allumé,vais je être surpris ?!car pour l'instant je suis sur mon Oppo Reno 2 .tres belles photos et bonnes comparaison sans préjugés pour l'un ou l'autre 👌👌👌

@HAPPYMEGALO Жыл бұрын

Try Zenfone 10 it's the Pixel killer

@PraveenKumar-kt7ri Жыл бұрын

Really love the unique perspective towards Nothing's camera.

@Lolllllllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzz Жыл бұрын

0:10, ngl side by side 200 Mp of s23 ultra unbeaten by the 14 pm

@Shotter Жыл бұрын

I think the real story here is not so much how good the Nothing's photos are (and they are), but how bad the iPhone 14 Pro's are. I went from a 12 Pro to a 14 Pro, and I've spent the last year being mad that my wife's 13 Pro takes better looking pictures. Apple's image processing is simply not yet dialed in to the new hardware in the way it was for the old 12 MP sensor. It's been a massive disappointment tbh. If I wasn't such a fan of the dynamic island implementation and a longtime notch hater, I would have swapped it for a 13 Pro.

@TheKHUSH28 Жыл бұрын

But I mean, why wouldn't you compare it with the phones of same price range rather than with phones almost double its price......

@Kclerie Жыл бұрын

I hit like before I watched the video because of............Becca. She's dope.

@izzywtheflix 11 ай бұрын

Eh. It’s $600, takes good pictures? Acceptable to capturing memories? Oh it lights up too? Fancy. Take my money.

@menjivarTv Жыл бұрын

I hope Becca can review the Sony A6700, since it seems like a nice middle ground in the prosumer category

@priyankjoshi4838 Жыл бұрын

It must be compared apple to apple with its price rivals. This will be better understanding who want to buy a phone in that price range.

@heyhiiiiiii3630 11 ай бұрын

Nothing phone 2 camera 50MP has worsened after update. I am frustrated of it.

@tate_8888 11 ай бұрын

Why only 6/10 on the article

@gedoumazoutsuki 5 ай бұрын

when you think about it the phone 2 still wins big time because of one thing: the price. the 14pro and the others are not in the same category of price, yes the phone 2 is a flagship but not the same budget, and thus the comparaison is in its favor. To many reviews forget this point... but it is important because some people will drink those words. you cannot compare an things that are not the same value / features and expect the result to speak scientific truth. nice video tho

@TheBhappyboy1986 Жыл бұрын

why not compare it to phones that cost the same

@marksouthwell4490 Жыл бұрын

I think she's trying to demonstrate how good a cheaper device can be compared to more premium devices!

@twopixel2709 Жыл бұрын

Why the hell don't you review like the old days?

@gorgik Жыл бұрын

You don’t mention video which is much important than photo. If it doesn’t produce good video compared to the iPhone then this comparison is not valid.

@marksouthwell4490 9 ай бұрын

If you want good video go for an iPhone. I wouldn’t say video is more important than photographic stills. A subjective comment .