Nothing is launching a smartphone for its next act, which is a giant leap from its first product, the ear (1) earbuds. The phone (1), as it will be called, will be arriving in the summer of 2022, and Nothing has provided new details about it, but it begets the question, “Will it be coming to the U.S.?” The U.S. smartphone market is dominated by leaders such as Apple and Samsung. However, despite its size and importance, several brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are not available in the region.
The Nothing phone (1) will be an Android-powered smartphone with a custom skin called Nothing OS on top. It will also have a Snapdragon processor powering it. In addition, Nothing says the phone will be a part of an ecosystem it is building that will not only include its products but those from other brands.
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Nothing has revealed new details relating to the availability of the upcoming smartphone. According to an official blog post, the launch date is still unknown, but the phone (1) will be available via O2, Telekom Deutschland and Flipkart. The first two are carriers in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively, while Flipkart is one of India's biggest online retailers. According to Nothing, O2 will be its exclusive network partner in the U.K., and the phone (1) will be sold via the carrier's online and retail store network. This also applies to Telekom Deutschland, the exclusive carrier for the phone in Germany. Where is the U.S. in all of this?
Carrier partnerships are essential to the success of a brand, especially in a market such as the United States. Phone companies such as Apple and Samsung have partnerships with carriers to exclusively sell their
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