I Still cannot believe Nothing is killing the core idea of glyph system from phone 3. It was glyph lights that attracted me to switch to Nothing phones. Although seen as a gimmick but it was a new refreshing thing that sparked curiosity and made tech fun again.
Glyph is one of the signature identify of Nothing phones. Even from far distance the glowing strobes of neon feel, people identify it as nothing just by looking. It was not just attraction but symbolic and meaningful. It broke away the barrier of smart boring phones into smart attractive phones.
One of my primary reason to switch for nothing is the glyphs functionality and am glad I got 2a. I think I’ll stick to it for even longer now. I’ll do my best to preserve the glyphs on my phone for the future generation to see and wonder.
I assume, every smartphone business has to make tough choices between what it aims to offer in its design vs. what users really want from the brand based on expectations. And how businesses can provide a balance of true performance, quality product that meets the expectations of users but they always comes with many compromises and sacrifices. But how far making a core sacrifice is acceptable if the component is the signature of what the product became a sensational because of its features.
I’m assuming this was a very tough decision for the team but I wonder by removing this, which essentially component was replaced and how much it does the justification in the end.
I guess, now nothing phones will be less attractive, hard to identify and fans get their usual disappointment. I’m sure nothing team and carl knows best what they are doing.
But if there’s one thing I really want nothing to keep in every product will be the glyph. Or there could be a better revolution that overthrows glyphs to much better technology to bring back glowing tech to preserve these features as a brand bespoke thing and not just a gimmick to lure users for sometime.
Carl: there’s a massive expectations for phone 3 and I hope you are doing the right thing. Best of luck for the launch. But if possible bring the glyphs back. Don’t worry about cost, people will buy it no matter the cost provided the features remain as true identity. Not everyone can make a milestone of a tech brand in such short period of time like you brought with Nothing. There are N number of possibilities with Glyph. It just takes smart imagination and robust cost effectiveness to keep the DNA alive.
-Zygerboy.
