People complain that all phones are just similar nowadays, then complain when a cellphone is different because it's "weird"

I love how Nothing shares their opinions and thoughts directly from the users and they take users'options and thoughts as well which most companies fail to do.

Had they been truly copying Apple, this comment section would've been disabled already

Carl is the chillest tech CEO out there

When something becomes popular it faces both hate and love equally

a compact nothing phone will be much appreciated because there are many people who love compact phones, and we've got only two options in the indian market rn

i am really shocked to see that so many people are against this design... because its really a very cool, fresh and young looking phone to me!

If this design was made by Apple within a day the mobile would be sold out. True reality😢

A smaller sized phone has a niche fan-base. Like the Pixel a series or the now terminated iPhone mini series. Would love for Nothing to fulfill this dream of mine.

That camera centre placement explanation was great.. no wobble.. easy grab.. I love the cassette design.. Atleast they are trying nee things... taking inspiration from retro objects.

one thing i always appreciate about their videos are the built-in captions. i love having/reading captions in videos and tv, and it's great that they automatically do it and i don't have to guess if a video has captions or not

Interesting video. Enjoyed it. Looking forward to taking this one apart once I'm able to get one!

I was waiting 5 years to upgrade from my Redmi Note 7. I think the time has come.

I dont know why I just like the concept of Nothing .It's like simple but cool.

I just can imagine how fun the conversation is on a round table with these guys.

I think it is a good step in paving their way and expanding the identity. I just wish there were 1 or 2 more glyps and that there will be some actual utility linked to them. Being able to set a glyp pattern that lights up when i get a new email would go a long way. Think notification led on the sgs2 - it used to be blue for facebook, green for whatsapp red for google mail and so on. I am happy with the phone(1) but unless there will be a more compact (2c?) version (and the glyph functionality) i don't see myself getting another nothing phone. Still love the aesthetics ❤

why did they put the back cam in the center :(

1. The Design for a budget phone is really good. 2. i would love a Tesla collab 3. Pls make a smaller sized phone like 6 inch or 6.2 inch. All in all Great Video as always!

Dear Carl and dear Nothing team, please continue! Give us more of Nothing greatnes.

They all look so calm and the design is really good, I agree with what Akis mentioned about balance when phone camera is facing downwards, the balance is important kind off which other companies have not thought. Loved the idea !

Don't worry Carl , it's just looks awesome 😎😎, keep your good work bro ❤❤❤❤

Hello guys, I'm the pigeon at 0:13 :)

Great q&a , must appreciate the daring of this CEO ❤

The best thing, from my perspective, was the statement in this video about the noise on the internet. Aaaand it's interesting to see the cameras being positioned in the middle, reminds me of Motorola a bit, the add-ons back then. I hope you will be able to stick with this, not change it every year, but rather create something that drives the attention to the fun about technology, as you would say. Doesn't even have to be about the hardware. As an example, I liked the pie controls (don't remember the name sadly), which enabled me to use the phone without a navigation bar at the bottom, nor anything else. I could just hold my finger on the edge of the screen and see battery info, notifications, could go home, back, to the recently used app and lots of other things. If I hadn't gone with iPhone, I'd definitely be still using that if it's available for Android phones without rooting etc.

To be honest "Once you see it unfortunately you can't unsee it" 😂

Sorry as Indian coz most tweets are from Indian named people..

I have barely missed any video from Nothing. Even though I am desperately hoping for Phone 2a to be the best Nothing phone and finally have a Nothing product in my hands but you guys are still my all time favourite. Fingers crossed for the new phone. I am hoping you guys have a stellar response with Phone 2a.

Should add some periscope camera for next NP 3 series.

That's the thing I appreciate about nothing. Give real importance to public opinions. At least listens to the users. That's why they have the potential to grow as a company.

The shape that looks like ribbon cable in the back of the phone is the number (2), and the lights around the cameras is the letter (a). Right?!

Ah yes, Twitter is always there to make sure nothing goes without some form of unnecessary and petty complaints 😂

Its a good thing that people didn't ask 'why the back cam is at the rear of the phone'

Love from Assam/INDIA 🖤🤍

The biggest problem of your phone(s) are, there are no 4K 60FPS video options for both the front and the back camera. It sucks.

I don't own a Nothing Phone as of now. But looking at Carl's and his team's interactions and his involvement in the videos i'm becoming a fan. And of course i really liked the UI and the design of the products designed by Nothing. Cheers to you guys and hoping to get a Nothing phone some day. Also the CMF by nothing is bang on superb. Looking forward to more awesome products and best wishes to the team!!

2:01 yes the location is important considered how notorious the said location is

Really love the milky look and don't really mind the new camera placement, but I wouldn't call it a *clear* update for the phone 1 cuz it doesn't seem like it has wireless charging (and therefore no reverse charging which I absolutely love on my phone 1) as well as way less glyphs than the phone 1 (especially the charging indicator glyhps) which takes the phone's character away a little bit.

though i am sure this wouldn't be seen. I have an issue with the phone 1. I have no idea but i went out from my room to check on my phone. Boom all of a sudden nothing works the power buttons are not working, vibrations are gone, Black screen etc. I checked for physical damage or swelling in the battery yet no issues. But the phone wouldn't even charge and i am pretty sure this is a battery issue where the battery drained itself completely its been few hours but i am not able to figure out what to do where to get the battery replaced.I am not sure if the country i live in has a replacement for the batteries of the phone.

The level of transparency on their KZfaq channel totally resonates with the design language :)

I would love to see Nothing giving just a tad bit more of software updates like make it 4 for budget phones and maybe 5 for the flagships? I am a huge fan for software support and I think alot of people would appreciate it. Also the UI is just clean in terms of UX, it feels just as good as pixel. Keep going, lots of support!

Just done setting up my mons Nothing Phone 2, it's her most expensive and high-end smartphone yet, and knowing the Nothing software layout from my Nothing Ear1/ Stick it felt fast and intuitive. I also like the fact that the swipe gestures on Phone. 2 are recognisable for me as my main has been IPhone 6, 7, XS Max, 13 Mini and 14Pro over the last 8 years. To be honest I want a Phone 2A as 2nd device or work phone

I have the Phone 2 and I really like the new design. I think it will definitely evolve in their future models and I look forward to it.

7:24 That’s a straight slap in fun way😂

Still not have 90 fps support in bgmi in nothing phone 2 even after it is having a 8 gen 1 processor

Nothing phone 2a is my 1st Nothing phone. I switched from oneplus 12R and Nord CE 3 and yes the in hand feel, back design and overall software feels good and unique. White colour is with me and I love it. Thanks Carl and Team. Would love to be a part of external software testing team if possible in future.

I am acutally really impressed by Nothing myself, as I consider myself a 15 year old enterenpeneur and I even bought the Nothing Ear Stick. However, after 2 months, I have a problem with the sound not being equal and since its out of warranty I have to pay for the repair when I didn't do anything with the product. I really hope someone from Nothing can be please see because I really see a bright future with this company.

I just love this brand man the transparency of them is so nice

A little bit of a letdown for me was seeing just how many of the previous glyphs did not make it to this design. I always thought that we can make the glyphs channel more information through not with colors as many comments suggest, but through varying patterns. For example I could have the top glyph flash three times and then the bottom one for a messenger notif, and then I could have all the middle ones flash for whatsapp. With just 3 glyphs, while still possible, I feel like this might feel a little janky and less readable (if it even ever happens). But all in all, while it is not for me, I can totally see how it can be for someone else. I'll just happily carry on using my Phone 2, which features design decisions that resonate with me way more.

provide a phone with 3.5mm headphone jack option.

Nothing is very smart and good the way they are changing the opinions of people by literally using their honesty is just terrific 👍🏻👍🏻

Plz do launch a smaller 5 inch version in the future

I hope you guys do a watch one day

I think it looks pretty nice, especially that transparent curve on the back edge. Definitely interesting new design. I dig it. I do still prefer the Phone 2 more though, especially the glyph. I do wonder though, as time goes on how hard is it going to be to manage two different phones with different glyph types? Since the 2a has a reduced glyph count, some functions may not be the same as they are in the Phone 2, right?

Does it even matter, its just a phone, there is no-new-thing that we haven't seen before

Please make a smaller compact version phone like the size of a passport

The work that's gone in doing this kind of innovation is so much and finally they have to listen to all these comments it might be draining and de-motivating. But Nothing till now the Phone designs have been fantastic for all your phones. I like that someone is trying to push other companies to do something new!

question? what would be the job title position? can we have a description. Because I'm greek and Crzay and I may even do it.

My only problem it has less lights

I need phone with it's phone cover

Wanna see one day nothing’s camera compare with apple,google and samsung

like they always said, looks/design are subjective, even I dont like the design of Phone 1 before but this time I really like the design of Phone (2a)

Of course people forget about the security nightmare on nothing chats

Thx man I mean I didn’t use the app but it never crossed my mind that my tv could connect to my Beats Pro 😅 and it does work

I am waiting for Nothing 3 for change my mobile phone after 5 years and are your product available in Australia

The capabilities of a phone is ALWAYS more important that the design, especially the outside design, and especially when you put the phone in a case.

I'm excited for it. The design is impressive. The Dimensity chip looks impressive. Color me impressed.

I would love to see a Nothing Phone mini with a center camera hole with a symmetrical Glyph interface that has either white or rgb (but not multi, more like select 1 color from the color wheel) and has a flat glass back like the Phone(1).

The designer's should add more glyph lights in the phone 2a.. it would look just 🔥...

I personally like that camera alignment

I loved the design.. the two cameras looking like eyes, like wall-e, totally won my heart

You could have made the camera cones while also 😂

Some lining came on display: After update nothing in phone 2a, can it be solved? Please solve this problem

now i can't wait for Phone (2b)

Camera module looks like Spider eyes , Like it

Really cool to have such open commentary from Nothing on this (and so much else)! 💪 Imo, this is the best design yet from Nothing. I don't like the glyph design from the phone 1 and 2 or the camera placement. Incredibly well done! I didn't ever expect to be excited about Nothing 👏🔥🎉

"ITS SO CUTEEEEE" -me when i first saw this

I really wanna try one of their phone. Really like the aesthetics and the design the ui the price..

I love the center placement for the camera. Actually it is objectively the best placement imo, so you don't have to manually re-adjust for the main subject you're recording/taking pic of. But is it better than the Nothing 2 though?

The back camera placement looks like LG V35 or s10e ish. the fan made render with the smooth finish is not that bad it looks sleek.

@4:41 this guy just convinced me that the eyes looking layout of the cameras is the better design choice. thats a W

Can't wait for 2a🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I thought the back design was weird when I first saw it, but after some time, it grew on me. I dig it. I like the black variant though.

I like the design it's different. And it shows different kind of identity

we cant say about product until it releases

when i saw this camera position 4:47 , this thing in my mind too 🙃

I love how the phone looks you can tell it apart from other phone companies

is the back plastic of the 2a durable or does it get scratched easily by coins keys and cannot be used without a seperate case?

I really wanna work at nothing in the future

It is so sad that the lights are only around the camera and not at the bottom half also the pattern at the bottom would be better if it is connected to the top part like making a connected channel from the bottom to the top

Like the design but please make it smaller 6"

6:47 duh, you made a video on it.

Fantastic looking cameras.

I honestly think the 2a looks awesome! I typically am opposed to centered camera bumps but you guys nailed it on this one!

Man imma buy this phone by August

man i love nothing phones and i even buy nothing ear 2 and it's increadable, but i really recommend to put charger in box

I’m also a Nothing fan. But just being curious.. What category of users are you guys aiming at, for the Phone 2 a ? Would love to know!!

Guys! When will the nothing chats come out, i know it was removed but you are not developing it again from scratch are you? Why does it take it so long. :( greetings from Poland

Hope HDR video issue can be solved.

I really like the design choices nothing has been using, and with their sub brand like CMF.

Keep it up and just chill no problem continue your work ❤❤❤