Former OnePlus exec will handle Nothing Phone (2) launch

Carl Pei, Nothing’s founder and CEO, has confirmed that a former OnePlus exec will head the Nothing Phone (2) launch. Nothing is allegedly aggressively pouching former OnePlus staff these days, and Kyle Kaing is the latest addition to the team.

The Nothing Phone (2) launch will be handled by a former OnePlus exec

He has joined nothing as VP North America, according to Carl Pei, and “will be heading up the global Phone (2) launch”. As a side note, based on a report from Inverse, 70% of Nothing’s software team worked at OnePlus, and also 30% of its hardware team.

In any case, some of you may recall that the Nothing Phone (1) did not launch in the US. Well, the Nothing Phone (2) will. Nothing confirmed as much a while back, while it also confirmed that the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 will be included.

The Nothing Phone (2) will be an even more ambitious project than the Nothing Phone (1). The device is moving closer to the high-end segment, as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is still an immensely powerful chip.

Nothing started teasing the Phone (2)’s arrival

We still don’t know what will the phone look like exactly. Nothing did release a teaser image for the device, but it did not reveal much. It did, however, confirm that it will, once again, include a see-through backplate.

That was to be expected, of course. That was one of the Nothing Phone (1)’s main selling cards, along with its Glyph lights on the back. The Nothing Phone (2) will try to take that approach to a whole new level.

We’re also expecting improvements in other areas, such as the camera performance. The Nothing Phone (1) had good camera performance, but it’ll have to improve if it wants to compete with the best.

We still don’t know when will the phone launch exactly, but Nothing did confirm it’s coming this summer.