Nothing Phone 2 Review | Bigger & Better In Every Way
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Reviewing the Nothing Phone 2, a more premium smartphone to take on the Pixel 7 with its upgraded camera tech, gaming prowess and dependable battery life. I've been testing the Nothing Phone 2 as my full-time handset this past week so here's my verdict, and whether it's worth upgrading from the original.
Check out my reviews of other mid-range and premium flagship mobiles right here on Tech Spurt. Oh, and watch my Nothing OS 2.0 tips and tricks for a closer look at the new Glyph features etc!
Pretty much every feature of last year's blower has been improved upon for the Nothing Phone 2. That fresh IMX890 camera sensor, combined with a smarter ISP, means photos are more grounded in reality. Ambient pics in particular come out well, and night shots aren't too rough.
Gamers will appreciate the boost to performance too. The powerful Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 runs the show, so the Nothing Phone 2 can smash through Genshin Impact and other games. Likewise, the battery life of this smartphone is better than rivals like the Pixel 7.
Factor in the crisp, clean visuals of the 6.7-inch OLED screen and the respectable audio chops, and the Nothing Phone 2 will suit pretty much anyone with the cash to spare. This handset does sadly add almost £200 to the asking price vs the original Phone 1.
Nothing Phone 2 Review Chapters:
0:00 - Talky bit at start
0:30 - Design
2:28 - Nothing OS 2.0
3:39 - Glyph features
5:51 - Updates & security
6:28 - Display & audio
7:40 - Performance & gaming
8:42 - Battery
9:29 - Cameras
12:26 - Verdict 
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Purchased this device some two weeks ago to use alongside my iPhone 14 Pro and I'm absolutely loving it. It's super quick, and responsive. The glyph interface offers is a refreshing novelty in the world of smartphones, and I love it. The hate this phone gets from some people is totally uncalled for. Nothing is a company trying out new things, and it's exciting to see what's more in store.
So ready to watch uncle spurt do nothing for the entire video
He's spurting all over the nothing today
Nothing for nothing lol
Haha I missed a trick here didn't I
The best part about uncle spurt is that he mentions the times the phones DON'T work. Massive respect
I like the dark colors theme which do reduce the blinding lights from the bright colors from the stock Android OS. The dark icons is definitely less intense on the eyes with all the bright colors.
great review - I now want one!
You are a legend... Thanks for the solid review
Hi thanks for the review of nothing 2 , just wondering if you heard anything about the Nokia magic max , thanks
Picked up the 512gb launch edition.. beautiful phone feels great... haven't enjoyed a new phone since the Huawei P9. Really excited to see what Nothing has in store going forward.
Hi, I really appreciated your very "over the top" review and with "raw" terms to highlight a truthful opinion! I live in Rome, Italy and I was planning to get the Nothing Phone 2 but the launch price here is absurd and I'm waiting for prime day for some good offer! No reviewer talks about the microphone part of these devices, and I wanted to ask you since it has 3 microphones, how does recording music (live concerts or even simple home acoustic guitar sessions) work? given the lack of a headphone jack via Bluetooth, how is the performance with headphones? what cidec does it support? for the photos I agree, I need a good product that has a battery that lasts all day until the evening and that is a valid travel companion during point-and-shoot trips out of town...I await your advice, thanks Luca
First British blower since Wileyfox. Much respect to Carl Pei for basing Nothing in good old Blighty. That’s aside, it’s a strong upper mid-ranger and definitely worth considering over the Pixel 7. Such a shame we couldn’t have a zoom lens but can’t have everything eh
I was so tempted to get a Wileyfox back in the day, they had a neat logo, I love foxes and they came with modded Android. But sadly, I was not able to get one here since they didn't ship outside the UK
Ahhh Wileyfox, those were good value handsets. And the PRs knew how to throw an all night free bar extravaganza at every launch!
Are zoom lenses massively expensive? It always seems to be the feature trimmed from mid range phones to cut costs
@@danthompson489 not sure, but they take up a massive amount of space inside the phone
@@TechSpurt your job is the greatest!
Hi tech spurt, can the glyph timer be accessed through the clock app?
Hi Chris, what would you personally choose between Motorola edge 40 and Google P 6a? Thank you very much
Coming up for an upgrade definitely fancy this one.
I switched from my Pixel 7 to this and I'm very impressed. I don't miss my pixel at all. Well only miss that "call screening" feature. But everything else has been great. Get great software, great performance and amazing battery life. The camera has been good enough for me. Highly recommended this phone to anyone that's looking for a flagship that won't break the bank. Looking forward to seeing what nothing does with the Nothing 3.
Glad you are enjoying it, also rocking a p2 ^^
Where do you get your wallpapers for your phone from
The moment I saw that you are an anime fan (like me), I immediately pressed the subscribe button. Great review btw!
Hello where can I get these beautiful wallpapers these are looking amazing
Nice vids! May I ask where you get those nice wallpapers?
Did you end up finding it 😭
What phone do you use most Chris
Torn between this and the OnePlus 11 for my next phone.
Worth the wait. Thanks Chris!
Cheers!
Wat is the phone u use most
That wallpaper
There's an obvious problem with the flashing lights on the back.....if you want to cover it with a case...but I do like the look of the phone and they seem excellent value.
Where do you get your wall papers because I've been trying to find any of at least your quality and I can't find anything 😢😢😢
Chris, thinking of getting this for my daughter for crimbo, camera tech doesnt matter, just battery life, the abilty to waste hours on youtube and tiktok, and a good few hours on genshin impact.... For the money is the best option? I was thinking pixel 7a but you didnt seem to rate its gaming very well?? Trying to avoid bloated chinese models unless theres something you would personally recommend.
Can you please review the unihertz luna copy of this
the back looks nice but i like boxy phone design and holy cow it got way more expensive than the nothing phone 1
You must know Gary Drayton with the Bobby dazzler I watch him from oak Island
the name of the brand is fit perfectly
Anyone know which has the better speaker, Nothing 2 or Honor 90?
Is it just me or everyone else loves the wallpapers and wonders where they can have a good anime customized screen as well
Does it have a "Desktop Mode" ui when plugged to usb-c to HDMI?
No it doesn't
Thanks for the laughs, Bud!
Great value for money.
Could you tell me where you get those Anime girls wallpaper from?
Great performance nothing 2
Extremely Stoked! Can't wait to get Nothing!
The fact that the wallpaper is niigo Miku
Nothing 2 vs Oneplus 12 which is the best option
please can someone reviewing this phone bring up AUDIO CODECS??? does it support LDAC or aptx???
LDAC and APTX Adaptive
NOTHING 2 at the Honour 90 launch...😅....that's a NOTHING statement! Great video.
Ha, I like to multi-task 😇
I guess the Nothing team did their research before releasing OS 2.0 & phone(2). Not many people know you can just change the entire UI to monochrome in most devices' accessibility settings and get that distraction free mode without spending a dime. And, for the record, its much easier to just glance at the lock screen for notifications rather than looking at some silly lights at the back & wondering wtf exactly is going on. So, in essence, this phone is just much ado about Nothing.
Children will enjoy the light show. 🤷🏽♂
So you prefer more phones doing and looking the same, instead of getting innovations on that?
Best looking Phone on the Market rn
@@Scheibisssewasser a yes, the most important thing about a phone.... the looks
@@jesusbarrera6916 No, but if you got the best looks paired with very capable and actually good hardware like in this package - why not.. and with that price point even more
@@Scheibisssewasser my guy just reread what you've just typed.
This is a good phone, thanx for the early review man
Thats the first time I think you got a crash on the genshin impact test, that's a bit worrying for this phone
i keep my pixel 6a until 2027 or more who knows maybe the zenfone got more os updates and more security updates by then
You must have been a bloody large hole in your shorts for the phone to slip down in. Jeeze.
I was not interested in it until i saw the phone 2 it definitely has some possibilities the only thing I don't know about it is that you wouldn't want to protect it with a case which would cover the gliph. Lights but you said that it hasn't been scratched since you had it so i don't know if that even counts as a problem.
3rd party covers for Nothing Phone 1 and 2 are available with cutouts for the Glyph Interface :)
Get a transparent phone case ?
Nice
Embargo only exists now so when it gets lifted, every video on the product will literally be released the exact same fucking minute
Uncle Spurt because I listened to you and some other of your phone techy experts on this here Tube I went from my total obsession with Sony Xperia phones and missed a Xperia 1 v bullet .
Can I say without doubt ,only after 1 week using the NP2 this thing is bloody awesome never going back to Sony unless they are giving them away free with a NP3.
😂😂
Thanks TS you saved me a shed load of money and my marriage 😅 - Big D nuts .
At 1 million subs a triple scotch must be consumed on camera
Listen I like this guy BUT yes it's an improvement is it enough to go from one to two?? I say wait till three. A lot of the improvements are minimal. Actually the 2 has a little colder screen and snap gen 1 is an improvement. Wait for 3 the glyph stuff can be upgraded with software.
7:08 which cartoon???
You forgot to mention the reverse wireless charging at a rate of 5w
I want Nothing... Wait what? 😁
Wow there is nothing change
"This 6.7 incher thankfully doesn't feel much bigger when you fondle it." -LMAO! Love that line!
SIR, ALL YOUR POINTS MAKE ME THINK PAYING THIS MUCH TO TAKE ON SO MANY FAULTS ISNT WORTH IT..... BUT THEN AGAIN ONE PLUS UPDATES ARE QUESTIONABLE OVER TIME REVIEWS...
I WONDER WHAT PHONE IS THE BEST...
Well I am speed 23 seconds woooo.
i've always wanted to get my hands on nothing
I have purchased the phone 2 and the speaker is pretty awful. It sounds tinny with the absence of base. It’s a lot worse than my 4 year old Oneplus 7 pro. Does anyone have the same experience ¿
I've actually seen videos about it from day 1
It's one of the downside of the phone yet reviews don't really talk about
They rather to talk about the good only for the most of the parts
But yeah mid speakers.
is this the best flat display android?
@@saiprasad5492why
the phone is not bigger but gets taller..almost same width as np(1)
Day 10 of asking you to plz review the VIVO Y16 budget phone
I wish Nothing Phone (2) would be equipped with 2 better features. It still can't beat my OnePlus 10 Pro and since they fixed the bloody issues so many months after this phone release I am not mad at it anymore. I would consider swapping for NP(2) though, only if they had a fast wireless charging and a hardware alert slider like OnePlus phones. Let's wait for NP(3) then 😀
Won't happen, so you'll be waiting forever
@@camotech1314 What won't happen? Upgrading NP(3) to a faster wireless charging or adding hardware alert slider? I would appreciate the first one, I can live without the latter, although I'm very used to it.
You are not supposed to swap the 10 pro for NP2, doesn't make any sense.
@@Krooks522 We can do whatever we want, right? :) I was considering it to be honest thanks to recent months of buggy ColorOs updates...but it's finally fixed so OP10Pro will stay in my pocket for long now 🙂
Op10 pro is garbage
Looks like this phone have no issues at all, so wondering what kind of tests were you doing.
Did you not watch the bits where I said it had software issues? Including the verdict?
@@TechSpurt this is the standard by Nothing phones
NO IP67 SO RIP
They're going full OnePlus. Nothing Phone (3) will match the price of the latest iPhone.
I honestly hope carl pei is smarter than that
Nothing much (just the first to comment)....
No
Well, it would be shocking if the phone was seriously damaged after just a week of use, wouldn't it?.
Seriously yes, but it's amazing how many 'premium' phones are scratched up after just a few days of being used as an actual phone (rather than simply occasionally used to take pictures)
Quite sad that this is such a large phone, I went from the Pixel 6 one year to the 7 Pro the next year and while I love the camera, I hate the size.
I was hoping to get the Nothing Phone 2 but the price increase on the first version is such a OnePlus move and it's expensive.
Asus zenphone
Love my Nothing 1 with 12gb ram and 256gb storage. Also is smaller and cheaper than this phone. I feel like they should have put SD7 Gen 2 in Nothing 2 instead. It would increase battery life and lower the price significantly.
No sd7+ gen 2
@@saadkhalid7734yes that one, it would have been so much better!!
Remember, this is the same guy that doesnt like the nothing launcher beta
Bloody hell
I'll prefer Nerf
I can relate to your age
And what we most certainly don't want is a "Kick in the Cock"😂😂. Belting review as always Uncle Spurt. Wondering whether to go for this in 256gb or a OnePlus 11 in 256gb, seeing as the OP11 has dropped in price and can be had for only £50 more🤔🤔🤔
If you can actually find a OP11, they're a good choice - really enjoyed mine. Especially if you're not sold on the flashy disco shenanigans
I have an OP 11. They are a few issues. Back glasses are prone to cracking in people's pockets. Mine has. It's a major design fault with the design of camera bump. Unlike the Oppo find series it's not built into the back glass as one piece so any pressure on the camera bump puts too much pressure on the back glass and it shatters. The software is a mish mash of colour OS and Android. They call it Oxygen OS. It's no such thing. It has some horrible annoying quirks. You can't use full icon packs on the standard launcher. If you try any 3rd party launcher it has a very annoying 3 second input lag. The night mode doesn't do anything. There is no difference between photos taken in night mode or normal photo mode. The 100W SuperVOOC charging is a gimmick. It charges just as quickly using a 65W oneplus charger... The list goes on.
Kindly change the anime wallpapers pls
I like you
I've never understood the love for the Glyph. When was the last time you actually looked at the back of your phone....? Pretty much never. It's a gimmick.
Are you copy pasting this comment from his previous video? lol
@@dpgwalter of course
Yea i agree it's useless i don't like the transparent back it also should've been IP58 water and dust resistant
Its a bit like with cars... ppl pay up extra for the LED taillight package because they look good.... but when you're driving you don't see them so why bother? Sometimes looks also matter for some.
Please dont talk about "fondling" 6.7 inchers again
It really doesn't offer anything other phones doesn't offer, other than flashing lights on the back.
For me bigger doesn’t mean better.
first
4 years of patching is poor. iPhone = 9 / fair phone = 7 / Samsung =5 / google =5.
But you don't wear skinny jeans 🤣
can't pay with gpay ..... android is so bad ... phone is beautiful but android...
Sorry but your impressing nobody with a phone with a disco ball light on it 😂
Actually it does impress people, when the phone rings. If you at the bar or restaurant. All people starting to watch and ask, what is that phone
@@BR7AVEONE only if you 10 years old.
@@gcarter1973 exactly as 10 years old people goes to the Bars now 🤦🏻
@@BR7AVEONE No they like flashing lights. It's pointless especially seeing as most people use a case. It's a gimmick to stand out from the crowd! Absolutely pointless.
@@gcarter1973 did you ever saw a case for this phones, they have cut out, for the light, let say you are in a meeting, or you don't want to be distracted, by some vibration or some time, so flip the phone and that's it. If you don't like it, just buy full black case, without cut outs, simple. I rather buy this phone as other one, which all look the same for years. But I will not buy this one, as I owned the Nothing Phone 1, and it was having to many software issues. And the 2 version is to expensive for middle range phone. I would better recommend the Google pixel 6 or 7 with top notch cameras, and smooth software experience.
This phone is to expensive. 700 euros for what? To much cuts and sacrifice's. Not the latest chipset, bad camera's, not the fastest charging,no charging adapter, no 5000ma battery like most of the phones..
Suddenly, 50 million paid reviews for the nought phone appear.
I hope you got consent from that lady in the red dress half heartedly doing the macarena
He didn't. Now what? 🙄
gimmick phone useless
Oh great, another pathetically slow charging phone in 2023. Please, make it stop!
1st
No lol