Upper mid-range · 2022

Nothing Phone (1)

Name: Nothing Phone (1)
Brand: Nothing
Price: 470000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦265,000 to ₦470,000 · 10 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (measured)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.55″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G+ 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Nothing Phone (1) looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.55″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.55"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

1440 Hz PWM

PWM dimming

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

663 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

624,253

Kimovil · Antutu v10

592,789

GSMArena · v9

GeekBench

3,024

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.5GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.4GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0 · 3-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 33 W wired · 15 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

108:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.4 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

5 g · 8.3 mm · IP53

Height

159.2 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · proximity · gyro

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

37% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 172 g

Lower benchmark score

593k vs 817k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

₦40k pricier Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

22% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 167 g

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

624k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

₦195k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

10 sellers·New from ₦470,000·Used from ₦265,000

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Jiji Used

₦265,000

Lowest of 10 Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 72 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦290,000

Fair for used

Primetech Phones

27 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦310,000

Fair for used

Blessed sunny communication

7.5 yrs · 3 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦350,000

S And H Communications

2.3 yrs · 4 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦350,000

Fair for used

VICKLITE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

1.8 yrs · 7 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦360,000

Chris Gadgets planet📱📲📲📲

4.6 yrs · 22 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦390,000

Tobbie Gadgets

9.7 yrs · 154 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦470,000

Primetech Phones

27 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦400,000

De REAL Gadgets Merchant ltd

2.6 yrs · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦350,000

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Blessing

256GB

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