The Nothing Phone (2) was confirmed as the flagship phone for rivals Xiaomi and OnePlus

There has been no talk of a phone (2) launch later this year, and now the company has shared some details about its flagship. Nothing and Qualcomm have announced that the Nothing Phone (2) will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 series chipset, confirming its flagship focus this year.

The phone (2) is likely to compete with brands like Xiaomi and OnePlus in this segment, where you already have the Xiaomi 13 and OnePlus 11 smartphones, respectively. Co-founder Carl Pei was at Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC 2023) in Barcelona on Tuesday to make the big reveal.

We still don’t know if Nothing will use the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC or last year’s flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset for the next phone.

There has been no talk of bringing the next smartphone to the US market, where it will partner with carriers to support the device, which did not happen with the phone (1). The company should also launch the phone (2) in a market like India where the company has a strong focus with a local team and assembly.

Carl has previously mentioned that since the company was just starting its journey in the mobile sector, it did not have the necessary resources to fulfill the country’s certification process. Pei even explains that having a small team of engineers on the mobile team forced the company to outsource work, which has now changed as the team expanded to meet the needs of different markets.

As for the Nothing Phone (2), Pei says the device is premium, but doesn’t want to put a “flagship” tag on the product. Without giving more details about the upcoming product, Pei has likely hinted that the company is ready to take on the big boys like Xiaomi and OnePlus, who have raised their portfolios to acquire premium devices for themselves over the past few years.

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