Finally, Nothing Phone (1) has reached the markets during the last month and expanding its horizon for customers. The handheld device has Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset, a 120Hz AMOLED display backed up by a 4500-mAh battery. The brand during the launch claimed that the Nothing Phone (1) would have a maximum brightness of 1200 nits with the condition – only in some HDR videos. However, the reviews on the internet have proven that the phone could reach 663 nits in auto brightness mode and 466 nits in manual mode.
Most smartphones today couldn’t touch the mark of more than 1200 nits in day-to-day use but only while watching HDR content they support. But Nothing Phone (1) has proven this entirely wrong in most of the cases.
The reviews strongly conclude that the phone couldn’t reach 1200 nits brightness levels and German publication ComputerBase revealed that there’s nothing to clarify on the phone not reaching its peak level of brightness as claimed by the company.
The preeminent reason would be though the underlying display has the capability, but the software is restricting it to maintain a maximum of 700 nits. According to the company’s spokesperson, the hardware is capable of reaching 1200 nits. But the software couldn’t allow more than 700 nits. This decision was made to ensure a balanced user experience to reduce heat and battery consumption. The company also looks forward to monitoring customers’ feedback and would be addressed this issue in the next versions.
As per sources, the internal communication between hardware, software, and marketing teams wasn’t proper and transparent on this particular matter since 1200 nits were hyped in the documents. Even though the software is capable of only 700 nits, panel capacity could reach 1200 nits and this is the most relevant and realistic claim to be advertised. A forward look is always there to determine whether the phone would reach the peak brightness with potential battery life in the upcoming versions or if would it stay the same.
