![]() ![]() With a result of 10 hours, 50 minutes in its adaptive refresh rate mode, Nothing outdid Samsung, Apple and Google. Of all of the top mid-range handsets, the Phone (1) stands out as one of the longest-lasting ones. The Snapdragon 778G+ just isn’t up to the task, so you might want to stick to more casual games or lower the settings in titles that support doing so. The Phone (1) struggles with more intensive games such as Genshin Impact or Apex Legends Mobile. The iPhone completed the task in less than 30 seconds, whereas the Phone (1) needed just shy of 2 minutes. While Geekbench and 3DMark Wild Life are synthetic benchmarks, which only tell a partial story, the Adobe Premiere Rush 4K-1080p transcode test gives a much better real-world example. There’s honestly no use comparing the two - the gap is far too wide. The Phone (1) is fine when you consider it in a vacuum, but then the iPhone SE (2022) enters the stage with its industry-leading A15 Bionic chipset. The Phone (1) outperforms the Galaxy A53 in every benchmark, though that doesn’t mean it’s a performance monster or gaming virtuoso. The results of our testing certainly prove that the Phone (1) isn’t trying to be a powerhouse. The Phone (1) tries to make the case that a phone doesn’t need to be blazing fast to be good enough. The Phone (1) uses a Snapdragon 778G+ chipset, an updated version of the Snapdragon 778G released in May 2021. Nothing opted to jump into the smartphone space with a mid-range device. I’d much rather use the Pixel’s selfie than the Phone (1)’s. I seem less ghostly and my hair looks better. The Pixel 5a produced a much more accurate image. I look odd and unnatural with my skin losing a lot of its natural texture. Rounding out with selfies, the Phone (1) applied way too much face smoothing just like with the portrait. For Nothing’s first stab at a phone, the Phone (1) has a decent night mode, but decent does not equal good. While I find the Pixel’s shot to be a bit too yellow, it certainly has better brightness and color reproduction than the Phone (1). Once again using the basket of fruit we’ve seen already, I went into my nearly pitch black laundry room to grab a photo. The Phone (1)’s focus is also a bit weak.Įvery phone at this price point struggles to keep up with the Pixel 5a’s Night Sight and the Phone (1) is no exception. I look ghostly white with too much face smoothing applied, whereas I appear more true-to-life in the Pixel’s shot. The image quality itself leaves something to be desired, however. While I prefer the zoomed in look of the Pixel 5a, the Phone (1) has a nice bokeh effect. My photographer was unavailable to help me during daylight hours, but the Phone (1) managed something not half bad. The Phone (1) pulled off a decent portrait, despite the relatively harsh conditions. The sense of depth pulls you into the scene, whereas the Phone (1) looks disappointing. Everything looks pale and flat, in stark contrast to the Pixel 5a. You can once again see the exposure and color accuracy problem. I tested the Phone (1)’s ultrawide lens using the same pond from earlier, but this time from my deck. The Phone (1) fared better here, but the Pixel still wins by a large margin. The Pixel 5a showed up with richer colors in the foreground and background, plus a stronger focus. I don’t see much evidence of overexposure, but the colors still look faded. This second indoor picture, using the same basket of fruit as before, proved much better than the Phone (1)’s previous attempts. Contrast that with the Pixel 5a’s rendition with its much more subdued lighting and richer colors. This room gets a lot of ambient light, so I’m not sure why the phone over compensated. I don’t really like the look of the Phone (1)’s image, where some of the book spines appear blown out. The pinks and reds look washed out, though less so than the colors in the outdoor pictures I shot. The Phone (1)’s tendency toward overexposure continues indoors with this photo of some of my books. Google’s budget phone handled the light much better, presenting a toned-down image that looks great despite the harsh environment. It seemed to struggle with the sunlight, leaving subjects that look washed out when held side-by-side with the Pixel 5a’s shot. Looking at this basket of fruit out in the sun, the Phone (1) once again looks overexposed. The Phone (1) also doesn’t have the same sense of depth that the Pixel has. Shadows on the 5a’s image also look deeper, while the Phone (1) tried to bump up the exposure too much - this is probably why the colors look blown out. The Phone (1)’s shot looks pale in comparison to the Pixel’s, which features vibrant colors on the vegetation. Starting off outdoors with this photo of my local pond, the differences immediately jump out. I brought out the Pixel 5a for our camera face-off, as it may be getting replaced by the Pixel 6a, but it’s still an outstanding camera phone.
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