Speculation: What does Carl's Leaked Email mean?!

Ealesy101

I think by now, we have all seen the leaks on Socials and from Tech News outlets?

For those who are unfamiliar, the renowned leaker “Evan Bliss” shared the following leaked email on X (Formerly Twitter) the other day:

I first saw it via the Android Authority Article here!

So, let’s discuss?

First up, we knew about a new “Product” coming, from Nothing’s very own YouTube video, titled “Inside Nothing’s SECRET Colour Lab” - Look at the end, around the 07:02 minute mark for the juicy drop. Lucy says “March 2025”, but the edit and text on top says “April 2025”.

That leads us nicely to the leaked email above, at the end Carl addresses “First up in Q1, we have a landmark smartphone launch”. Businesses tend to view the calendar year in Quarters, hence the prefix of “Q1”, not the first session of Qualifying, for you Formula 1 fans out there! 😉

As such, we can take the first three (3) months of the year to be part of Q1. January, February or March. With this email, we know it was sent on January 2nd 2025, and the YouTube video was published on 22nd December 2024. So March/April seems to be the date, as verified by these two sources.

What could this “landmark smartphone” be? - Is it the highly anticipated Phone (3)? Is it another budget Phone, perhaps a successor to the Phone (2a)/Phone (2a) Plus? Surely it is too early for a sequel to the highly successful CMF Phone 1? Will it be the supposed leak codename that has been found on GeekBench? - A059 anyone, as GSMArena Reports?!

Let’s get the new year started off with some healthy speculation, feel free to add your theories, thoughts and comments below!
Extra bonus points for any daring individuals to add their own sketches or renders to this thread (Points are merely for fun and there aren’t exchangeable for any prize…sorry!)

I shall add my thoughts in a further comment, once I have written it up! 👀

Looking forward to hearing the Community’s thoughts on this product and your thoughts on the other aspects of the email. Bigger camera and software teams?! AI-focused Phone (3)?! Carl says “better products and innovation”?! Sounds like Nothing has a great future ahead, and as I speculate the email ends… LFG🚀

Dylan_B

Ealesy101 “Q1”, not the first session of Qualifying, for you Formula 1 fans out there! 😉

Was this aimed at me 😉

I hadn’t actually seen anything about this leaked email! Though I have been out-of-touch lately - My bad. But this is so exciting, I’d have thought March/April time sounds like a good time for a launch, after the colder winter months and being able to show some things off to media in the new year without potentially impeding on the holidays (And not to mention consumer priorities) It also lines up nicely with the summer period and getting a product into hands for people to share and show off, driving engagement over the more social months here in the northern hemisphere!

To mention the Phone (3) product by name, but then use “Landmark smartphone launch” makes me think he’s potentially talking about 2 different products, or that the launch campaign on Phone (3) would be a landmark? Perhaps with recent developments of Satalite Wi-Fi on planes, we will see a phone launch connecting from space 🚀 Not sure we’ve seen that but it’d certainly grab the attention of the world as a smartphone launch!

Either way, I’m really excited for 2025 and seeing what Nothing does to continue innovating!

Ealesy101

Dylan_B haha, I did have you in mind for the F1 comment 😉

Dylan_B To mention the Phone (3) product by name, but then use “Landmark smartphone launch” makes me think he’s potentially talking about 2 different products

I like this point, and I think it could have some weight behind it! If it isn’t Phone (3), would do you theorise it could be, or indeed, would like it to be? 👀

Also excited for the warmer, sunnier months to start rolling in, and to hopefully get some more teasers/answers soon! 🤞🏼