The Nothing Phone (2) will use a powerful Snapdragon 8 series chipset, but at what cost?
The Nothing Phone (1) is a mid-range device, but for the Nothing Phone (2) it looks like the company could be targeting the high-end, as it’s set to pack a high-end chipset.
Specifically, Nothing announced during MWC 2023 that the Nothing Phone (2) will use a Snapdragon 8 series chipset, which are the top mobile chipsets Qualcomm makes.
Of course, there is more than one Snapdragon 8 series chipset, otherwise it wouldn’t be a series, and there’s every chance the Nothing Phone (2) won’t be using the top model, which currently is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, found in the likes of the OnePlus 11, nor a bespoke platform like you’ll find in the Samsung Galaxy S23 line.
Whatever platform Nothing chooses, any Snapdragon 8 series chipset should make for a substantial upgrade on the Snapdragon 778G Plus found in the Nothing Phone (1), so this is promising news, especially as our review of that phone listed the chipset performance as a weak point.
