Carl Pei’s Nothing could have an Android smartphone up its sleeve
Carl Pei’s Nothing released a pair of True Wireless Stereo earbuds
We’d love to tell you all about this rumored new phone including specs, design, pricing, and availability. But so far, we have (clears throat) Nothing. Still, Pei helped create a brand that millions know about and love. So it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to think that he can do it again. We will go out on a limb here and say that if Nothing does release a new smartphone, the company will require that buyers obtain an invitation first.
Which phone was the first to sport a notch?
We can’t imagine that Carl Pei would want to do the same thing all over again, so the Nothing phone (1) might not be a “flagship killer” as OnePlus branded its phones right from the start. The one issue that we can see taking place is that there will be extremely high expectations on a new handset from Pei, similar to the expectations that Essential had to deal with. After all, Andy Rubin is known as the ‘father of Android’ and there are expectations from having that title follow you wherever you go.
In some ways, Essential didn’t swing and miss. The phone had small bezels and a notch allowing it to sport an edge-to-edge display. While some will tell you that the Essential Phone was the first handset to sport a notch, that honor actually goes to the Sharp Aquos S2. The latter was released on August 14th, 2017 while the Essential Phone was launched three days later.
