The Nothing Phone (2) hype train is fully in motion, with the London-based company’s next smartphone set to debut in the coming months. As usual, Nothing is drip feeding its community with teasers and bits of information about the Phone (2), but that hasn’t stopped alleged renders of the smartphone from appearing online.
According to serial leakster OnLeaks, he has posted pictures depicting what appears to be the Nothing Phone (2). If these leaked renders are to be believed, the Phone (2) will keep mostly the same design philosophy as before, with a white transparent back highlighting its lightup Glyph Interface LEDs on the back. The top right section with the red LED also matches a previous teaser of the Phone (2) posted by Nothing themselves a few weeks ago.
There are some differences though. For starters, the bezels around the display are seemingly no longer symmetrical, with the chin appearing to be a touch thicker than the sides. The LED surrounding the camera module and the wireless charging induction coil no longer wrap around anymore, and instead now leaves several gaps in between. The sides meanwhile also look to be slightly curved, reminiscent of older iPhones.
However, you may want to take these leaked renders with a pinch of salt. This is because just a few hours after these renders were tweeted out by OnLeaks, Nothing founder and CEO Carl Pei would post a cryptic tweet, not directed at anyone in particular, but does seemingly call the leaked renders of the Phone (2) fake:
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— Carl Pei (@getpeid) June 5, 2023
In any case, there are some things that we know are for certain with the Nothing Phone (2). For starters, those of you disappointed by the Phone (1) not having a flagship chip will be happy to know its successor will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. It may not be the latest and greatest silicon anymore, but should still offer great performance while keeping costs lower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It’ll also be built out or more sustainable materials, and Nothing will continue to offer three major Android OS upgrades and four years of security patches.
