The second phone by Nothing brand is on the way. The founder of the electronic company, Carl Pei on Thursday confirmed that Nothing Phone (2) will be hitting the markets soon.

Pei also confirmed that the smartphone, successor of the Nothing Phone (1), will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 series chipset, which means it will be a huge upgrade to the phone currently available by the brand.

It also means that Nothing Phone (2) will also be a premium smartphone by the company. The company’s boss on Thursday shared a few details about the upcoming smartphone which has already gone through initial tests.

In a tweet, Pei said that the smartphone’s initial tests show that app opening speed on Nothing Phone (2) is twice as fast compared to Nothing Phone (1).

“With an impressive 80 per cent overall performance improvement,” Pei tweeted. The tech founder confirmed that the Nothing Phone (2) will function on Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SoC.

“There has been a lot of discussion ever since we announced that Phone (2) will have a Snapdragon 8 Series chipset. Well here’s some news – it’s going to be the premium-tier powerhouse Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1,” Pei further added.

“We chose the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 for a reason. Manufactured on TSMC’s 4nm process, it’s best-in-class when it comes to power consumption and heat management,” said Pei.

There has been a lot of discussion ever since we announced that Phone (2) will have a Snapdragon 8 Series chipset. Well here’s some news – it’s going to be the premium-tier powerhouse Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. A clear upgrade from Phone (1). Let’s talk about the key differences👇 pic.twitter.com/l5NwCxDAVa

— Carl Pei (@getpeid) May 18, 2023

The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 features an 18-bit Image Signal Processor (ISP) capable of capturing over 4,000 times more camera data than the ISP used on Phone (1). ” As a result, the Phone (2) camera offers advanced features like Raw HDR and 4K recording at 60 fps,” Pei added.

Nothing is geared up to launch its Phone (2) soon. The Nothing Phone (2) confirmed that Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has been thoroughly tested and continuously optimised through numerous updates.