The outcomes from final week’s ballot will be summarized like this – the Nothing Cellphone (2) is a pleasant cellphone, however it’s priced too excessive. Nothing’s choice to stay near inventory Android was lauded, the truth is, there was a heated dialogue about some great benefits of a lean UI. That stated, many of the arguments for and in opposition to the cellphone centered on worth.
Folks had been speaking about Galaxy S23 and Pixel 7 telephones, how a lot they value of their area at launch and the way a lot they value now. Each collection are cheaper now, after all, and Nothing might must dial down its bold pricing if it desires to compete.
Almost 4 in 10 voters suppose that $600/£560/€680/₹45,000 is simply too excessive for what the Cellphone (2) has to supply – and what it doesn’t. Not having a telephoto lens on this worth vary is unquestionably a draw back.
The value challenge is most keenly felt in areas like Europe and Canada. In Canada, for instance, the bottom mannequin is C$930, whereas a straight conversion from the US worth yields C$790.
Nothing made a alternative for this era to develop the display screen measurement to six.7”. As Carl Pei himself put it: “Opposite to what we might imagine dwelling within the echo chamber, only a few folks purchase small telephones”. And it appears that evidently he was proper, solely 10% of voters are skipping the Cellphone (2) due to its measurement.
Anyway, we talked about the shortage of a tele digital camera, however the cellphone does have a number of upgrades over its predecessor – an LTPO panel for the show, a better class of chipset and enhancements to the battery. Nevertheless, commenters discovered it onerous to deal with these upgrades when the worth places the Cellphone (2) so near flagship territory.
Even so, a couple of quarter of voters will likely be seeking to purchase a Nothing Cellphone (2) because it’s simply the best mixture of {hardware} and software program for them and they’re keen to pay the worth.
