The strips, which Nothing describes as the “glyph interface”, consist of just over 900 individual LEDs built into the back of the phone. CEO Carl Pei did not previously hint in an interview with The Verge that they could serve as a modern concept for the classic smartphone alarm LED, but now we have a much better idea of how it will work in practice. The following is a list of all the features of Brownlee’s video:
All movies light up to display notifications. The center circle (squircle?) Lights up to indicate wireless or reverse wireless charging. The lower light strip can act as a charge progress bar. All movies can be lit to serve as a fill light for the camera. All movies can be blinked in time with the phone’s 10 built-in ringtones.
In addition to the glyphs themselves, there is also a red LED that flashes when the phone is filmed. In the context of blitz marketing, Nothing did not hesitate to showcase Phone 1 before its official release on July 12. It unveiled the design of the back of the phone last week and has already released a beta preview of the launcher based on Android, Nothing OS. Internally, we know that the phone uses a Snapdragon processor, although other specifications have not yet been announced. Expect this to change as we approach release on July 12th.
