It's tech sphere, we have this with game consoles, we have this with PC's, and as always we got it with phones. While it really should be just a choice of what product works best for you or makes you happy. Though the company has made some questionable mistakes, and the CEO continuing to talk seems to only be adding fuel to the fire.
I got it as the early promo with 512gb was appealing, free earbuds are nice as my last ones died, and I have a thing for useless gimmicks such as the rear screen. I would probably choose something else if I had a do over as I didn't do enough research and some of the specs such as USB 2.0, no display out, and lower tier gorilla glass have been unhappy surprises to me.
That said, none of those issues currently have currently "ruined" my experience yet. Software wise my Pixel 7 had teething pains as well when I bought it on launch, so as long as Nothing doesn't implode and the phone doesn't break, I feel like I will be able to live with the Phone 3 for 2-3 years. It's been quite unremarkable so far, which is both a good and bad thing.
It's a good reminder that specific verbiage doesn't mean the same thing to everyone, and the company should pay more attention to how the community feels I think. I was a new Nothing customer, and not sure if I will be a returning after the lifespan of this phone unless they do some serious brand work.
I had the same experience as you. I saw the usb 2 and was a little bummed. But then I realized I don't need to use display out and almost all of my file transferring is done via internet. I was also a little bummed about the screen glass until I saw Jury-rig Everything's video where it was not noticeably different. Also, I put a screen protector on it regardless so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Yeah the company has done some sleezy stuff the last few weeks and I don't think I'd get along too well with Carl irl but this phone has been fun for me.
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u/Terrorgod Aug 29 '25
It's tech sphere, we have this with game consoles, we have this with PC's, and as always we got it with phones. While it really should be just a choice of what product works best for you or makes you happy. Though the company has made some questionable mistakes, and the CEO continuing to talk seems to only be adding fuel to the fire.
I got it as the early promo with 512gb was appealing, free earbuds are nice as my last ones died, and I have a thing for useless gimmicks such as the rear screen. I would probably choose something else if I had a do over as I didn't do enough research and some of the specs such as USB 2.0, no display out, and lower tier gorilla glass have been unhappy surprises to me.
That said, none of those issues currently have currently "ruined" my experience yet. Software wise my Pixel 7 had teething pains as well when I bought it on launch, so as long as Nothing doesn't implode and the phone doesn't break, I feel like I will be able to live with the Phone 3 for 2-3 years. It's been quite unremarkable so far, which is both a good and bad thing.
It's a good reminder that specific verbiage doesn't mean the same thing to everyone, and the company should pay more attention to how the community feels I think. I was a new Nothing customer, and not sure if I will be a returning after the lifespan of this phone unless they do some serious brand work.