Some Nothing Phone (3) in-store demo units were showing fake camera samples

"Nothing has landed itself in hot water - due to an oversight, according to company co-founder Akis Evangelidis. Here's what happened: in-store demo units of the Nothing Phone (3) had pre-loaded sample images with the note "Judge for yourself. Here's what our community has captured with Phone (3)." One small problem - those images weren't captured with the Phone (3). And they weren't taken by community members either for that matter."

"Evangelidis explains in a post on X that these were placeholder images added around 4 months before launch with the intention of being replaced closer to launch. "Once we enter mass production, those placeholder images are replaced with photo samples through a new version of the LDU (Live Demo Units), along with final product renders and videos. In this case, it was brought to our attention that some live demo units stock imagery were not updated. We are actively rectifying this and working with our promoters to ensure all LDUs reflect the latest version," wrote Evangelidis. Additionally, an internal investigation is being carried out to ensure this sort of mix-up doesn't happen again."

In-store demo units of the Nothing Phone (3) included pre-loaded sample images labeled "Judge for yourself. Here's what our community has captured with Phone (3)," but the images came from stock photo marketplace Stills rather than from Phone (3) users. The images showed scenes like a person by a window, a full glass, a rounded headlight, a spiral staircase and a woman wearing a scarf. One image was traced to an Instagram post taken with a Fujifilm X-H2S in 2023. Company co-founder Akis Evangelidis said the images were placeholders added months before launch, and an internal investigation and corrective actions are underway.

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