
Hey Community!
I got to test the Nothing Phone 3a Pro, and I just published my review of it on YouTube. I covered some important details, especially about the cameras and the Essential Space that the popular reviewers do not, in a hope to provide a constructive feedback to the team, while also guiding your purchase decisions. Rest assured, it will be well-worth your time. So please go check it out:
Here is a really cut short, written breakdown of the Camera and the Essential Space:
Camera Pros:
Great improvements to the image processing
The periscope lens unlocks a number of use cases like 70mm portraits, macro photography, and zoom capabilities
In good lighting conditions, we get very usable pictures up to 15x zoom
Improved low-light performance
Camera Presets got a huge upgrade with very flexible controls for specific purposes
Camera Cons:
Significant color shifting between the lenses
Portrait processing times are still high in certain scenarios
Background blur in the portraits feels unnaturally high
Essential Space Pros:
- The model works really well, no complaints on that part
Essential Space Cons:
As a product, it is still half-baked, and some very basic features are only future promises as of now
Essential Space app UX has a long way to go
A detailed breakdown of these pros and cons, packed in a 12-minute video, so please go check it out! Overall, it is the set of trade-offs that Nothing chooses to make, that enables them to make such good phones at very good prices. And it is a great phone for people who care a lot about cameras and for people who less care about specs, and more about the experience associated with their smartphone.
Drive Link for all the original, point and shoot pictures in the video: Link
Interestingly, I published a very similar concept called "Contextual Actions“ in the series ”The AI that they need" and it surprisingly came out true in the form of Essential Space. I am bullish on it, and would love to review it once the promises get fulfilled and hopefully, when it gets close to the original vision.