I wanted to make a thread on a compact nothing phone for the longest time, but the question is how compact ??? We have iphone mini size, zenfone size, vanilla model iphone, S-series galaxy and pixel ; then we have 6.3 inch sweet spot, where the size isn’t too large, nor it is too small (for packing all the necessary hardware for the flagship). Right now 2 phones comes in this size Xiaomi 14 and iphone 15 Pro. Both phone pack great hardware, large battery, triple camera setup. Just 2 days back, Xiaomi 14 had a global launch and the phone is great, it is everything that a compact flagship can be, just one negative - Bloated HyperOS experience (which is not a major problem, it can sorted with few setups). Take Xiaomi 14 for instance, put NothingOS on it, get a transparent nothing back without any glyphs (maybe one or two for the identity) and boom, Instant hit !!! Xiaomi has partnered with Leica for it’s camera. Nothing came collab with Fujifilm and get fujifilm film recipes in their camera app. That way their camera problem will also get sorted.
I really hope someone from Nothing reads this and take some notes. If you call yourself a neesh brand then you should give this a thought.
(and one more thing, I like how you have gone for a minimal glyph setup with phone (2a), in your future nothing phone releases, keep it this way, keep the glyphs minimal, don’t make it a cringe fest. Your identity is transparency not glyphs. MOVE OVER IT !!!)