Updated | Nothing quietly changes Nothing Phone (1) specifications after release

ComputerBase has discovered a notable change for the Nothing Phone (1), which we reviewed last month. At launch, Nothing advertised its first smartphone as being capable of reaching 1,200 nits, albeit only with HDR content active. In all cases, the Nothing Phone (1) would peak at 500 nits, still a respectable value and on par with many other cheaper handsets. Incidentally, our review unit averaged 625 nits in our X-Rite i1Pro 2 tests, just shy of the Motorola Edge 30.

However, under no circumstances did the Nothing Phone (1) achieve its advertised 1,200 nits. Subsequently, Nothing has altered the specifications of the Phone (1) on its website, reducing its peak brightness value to 700 nits. Thankfully, Web Archive holds snapshots of Nothing's website with the original display specifications of the Phone (1). Incidentally, Nothing has not publicly commented on the matter, nor are we aware that it has informed early adopters of the device's actual peak brightness.

Worse still, Nothing has benefited from millions of impressions courtesy of initial reviews, in which this false brightness value is quoted. In fact, reviewers like Marques Brownlee highlighted this 1,200-nit figure as a Nothing Phone (1) selling point. Ultimately, all other display specifications were accurate, such as its 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, 240 Hz touch sampling and HDR10+ support. Still, Nothing has changed a key specification without acknowledgement or apology to its fans, nor has it sought reviewers to correct its incorrect reporting.