Nothing Phone (2) Not Launching Anytime Soon, Confirms Founder Carl Pei

Taking a swipe at competing Android smartphone brands, the company founder also said Nothing will not launch "dozens of products a year like many others."

Nothing will focus on Nothing Phone (1) and will not be unveiling the Nothing Phone (2) in the near future.

London-headquartered consumer tech brand Nothing is not going to launch Nothing Phone (2), the purported successor to the Nothing Phone (1) anytime soon, company founder and CEO Carl Pei confirmed on Monday. Taking a swipe at competing Android smartphone brands, the company founder also said Nothing will not launch "dozens of products a year like many others."

According to Pei, Nothing will focus on Nothing Phone (1) and will not be unveiling the Nothing Phone (2) in the near future. Also, the company is working towards introducing Android 13-based software updates to the Nothing Phone (1). 

"Phone (2) isn't launching anytime soon. We're focused on doing a few things well, and won't churn out dozens of products a year like many others. Phone (1) is our main focus. We're cooking something really great in terms of software, Android 13 and beyond," Pei tweeted on Monday.

Earlier, Pei had noted that the Android 13 update window for Nothing Phone (1) opens only next year, which means Nothing Phone (1) would get the Android 13 update as late as the first half of 2023.

This comes within a week of Pei making headlines for mentioning a competing brand's smartphone for a surprising reason. The Nothing CEO was seen in a video posted on his brand's YouTube channel wherein he was praising Apple iPhone 14 Pro’s cameras.

Those who know Pei, also know that he has been vocal about drawing inspiration from tech giant Apple. His latest video uploaded on Nothing's YouTube channel shows his honest opinion and review of the new iPhone 14 Pro, which has been more in demand this year than the vanilla iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.

The Nothing founder can be seen saying that he used the iPhone 14 Pro for a week as his secondary phone. He also said that he has been an Apple fan for the longest time. However, one of the key highlighting features of the iPhone 14 Pro, the Dynamic Island, according to Nothing founder was a bit overhyped as it does not change the way you use the smartphone.

To recall, the consumer tech brand has launched three products in the market to date and its first smartphone, the Nothing Phone (1) has been the most hyped consumer tech product in recent times. The other two products Nothing has launched are the Nothing Ear (1) TWS earbuds and Nothing Ear (Stick), which are also TWS buds.