Nothing Phone (1) arrives in US for US$299 with caveats
Nothing has finally brought the Nothing Phone (1) to the US, six months after releasing the smartphone in other markets. The Nothing Phone (1) is only orderable via a 'beta membership' though, rather than via first and third-party retailers. Nothing Phone (1) units sold in the US ship with Nothing OS 1.5 Beta too, the company's first Android 13 beta build.
Initially, Nothing claimed that the US and the rest of North America were not part of its Nothing Phone (1) plans and insisted that the smartphone would be incompatible with some network carriers. This remains true with devices sold under the 'beta membership', with only partial compatibility across AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. For reference, the Nothing Phone (1) is compatible with the following bands in the US:
In short, it seems that the company is gauging US demand for releasing a Nothing smartphone. At the time of writing, Nothing has included a sole Nothing Phone (1) configuration as part of its 'beta membership'. Specifically, only the black version of the Nothing Phone (1) with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is available for US$299; Nothing offers three memory configurations in other markets.