--- title: Nothing Phone (1): The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 description: Find out why Nothing Phone (1) is one of the best inventions of 2022 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-11-10T11:10:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:08:35.621Z og:title: Nothing Phone (1): The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 og:description: Find out why Nothing Phone (1) made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt139661a73db557ce/698a377909208f4775419c95/best-iventions-2022-Nothing-Phone.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Nothing Phone (1): The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nothing Phone (1): The 200 Best Inventions of 2022 twitter:description: Find out why Nothing Phone (1) made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt139661a73db557ce/698a377909208f4775419c95/best-iventions-2022-Nothing-Phone.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2022 # Innovative Smartphone Design ## Video: Behind the Cover: Best Inventions 2022 [Watch (HLS stream): Behind the Cover: Best Inventions 2022](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1ttu12CI.m3u8) (3:23)  _Published 2022-11-10. Photographer Sergiy Barchuk discusses how he brought objects to life for TIME's Best Inventions of 2022 cover._ Nothing Phone (1) by [Jared Lindzon](https://time.com/author/jared-lindzon/) Jared Lindzon is the co-author of "Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek"  Sergiy Barchuk for TIME Carl Pei knew that going up against Samsung, Google, and Apple would require a smartphone that was like nothing anyone had seen before. “We are breaking into one of the most competitive industries in the world,” he says. After raising over $200 million, Pei’s company, Nothing, released Phone (1) in [July](https://us.nothing.tech/blogs/news/this-is-where-you-can-buy-phone-1). With an iPhone-like design and custom version of Android OS, where Phone (1) really stands out is with its “glyph interface.” The device’s transparent backside allows 900 LEDs to create light patterns that sync with music, alerts, and vibrations. Glyph flashing patterns can be customized to, say, [act as caller ID](https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/nothing-phone-1). It’s available in the U.K. and other parts of Europe, as well as India and Japan. Don’t expect it in the U.S. soon—it’s [not FCC-certified.](https://www.theverge.com/23219421/nothing-phone-1-review-glyph-notifications-specs-screen-battery-camera-price) **Buy Now:** [Nothing Phone (1)](https://us.nothing.tech/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/"},"headline":"Innovative Smartphone Design","datePublished":"2022-11-10T11:10:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:08:35.621Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","best inventions","Best Inventions 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt139661a73db557ce/698a377909208f4775419c95/best-iventions-2022-Nothing-Phone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jared Lindzon","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jared-lindzon/"}],"creator":"Jared Lindzon","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt139661a73db557ce/698a377909208f4775419c95/best-iventions-2022-Nothing-Phone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/","name":"Innovative Smartphone Design"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Behind the Cover: Best Inventions 2022","description":"Photographer Sergiy Barchuk discusses how he brought objects to life for TIME's Best Inventions of 2022 cover.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/1ttu12CI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-11-10T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1ttu12CI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/","duration":"PT3M23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2022/6229115/nothing-phone-1/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```