The Nothing Phone 1 raised high expectations, especially due to the care taken with its design and the marketing campaign it was surrounded by. The truth is that I am not surprised, after all it is a terminal that comes from the hand of Carl Pei, the brain that turned the world upside down in 2014 with that “flagship killer” called the OnePlus One.
A lot has happened and a lot has changed since then with the Nothing Phone 1. It’s no “flagship killer” and in fact the real value that this terminal offers for its price is more than debatable, especially if we consider what other brands like Xiaomi and its subsidiary POCO offer in the same price range. Personally, I think asking almost 500 euros for a smartphone equipped with a Snapdragon 778G is a bit of a drag, but I understand that there will be people willing to pay that money.
Leaving aside the controversy about the price-performance ratio of the Nothing Phone 1, the truth is that this new smartphone things don’t go well from the first contact that some customers have with it, as there are many reported cases of problems with green spots on the screen and dead pixels on the floating circular island where the front camera is integrated.
Replacement handsets appear to be being issued, but even in these new Nothing Phone 1 replacement units we are seeing the same issue with the green blurring on the screen, suggesting that we could be facing something quite widespread and that it could affect the relatively large Nothing Phone 1 shipment.
Interestingly, the same issue has also affected some OnePlus family units in the past, which is a clear indication that it could all be due to using defective OLED panels. There’s no doubt that the quality control left a lot to be desired this time around, although luckily for Nothing Phone 1 buyers, the company seems to have acknowledged the issues on Twitter, although it’s not yet clear what action it plans to take. to solve them..
We’ll see how the problem is resolved in the next few days, but if it turns out to be a hardware problem, it’s clear that Nic wouldn’t have to offer free repairs or replacements, since we’re talking about a terminal that hit the market just a few days ago and a factory defect that should be fully covered under warranty.
