This iPhone looks a whole lot like Nothing using Dbrandâs Something skin. | Image: Dbrand
After months of teasing and overhyping, the Nothing Phone 1 is finally here. We got our hands on the device this week and determined itâs mostly just a regular smartphone with a cool translucent rear â so wouldnât it be cool if you could have that look on the phone you already own?
Thatâs what device outfitter company Dbrand set out to do, and it wound up making⌠Something. Itâs a collection of skins and cases that match the geometric white and gray style of the Nothing Phone 1âs visible internals, but youâre able to pair them with select iPhones, Pixels, and other devices.
Image: Dbrand
The iPhone 13 Pro Max and Pixel 6 Pro show off their insides like itâs Nothing.
Dbrand CEO Adam Ijaz said that the Nothing phoneâs main appeal is its aesthetics and believes that no one would want to cover it with a case or skin. âIf we canât cover the phone, how do we profit off Nothing?â Ijaz said via email. The belief at Dbrand is that there wonât be a whole lot of Nothing phones in the wild and that the brand is âuntestedâ and âoverhyped,â but people are interested in the looks.
Image: Dbrand
Thereâs also an Easter egg in the form of GPS coordinates printed on the back of the Something decal: 34.47972001011N 113.3353001040W
The Something line is available now in a limited capacity, and its initial run will include versions for the iPhone 13 Pro Max, the Pixel 6 Pro, and the Samsung S22 Ultra. You can get them as a Skin for $24.95 or a grip case for $49.90. There are plans to release a Nintendo Switch version as well, and additional devices will come based on demand.
Dbrand is known for its sarcastic and snarky marketing that pokes fun at tech companies. Last year, it even got a cease and desist letter from Sony for releasing side-plate replacements for the PS5 after Dbrand egged them on on the product page with the message, âGo ahead, sue us.â Dbrand would later redesign the plates to avoid looking similar to the official ones, and the product page now headlines: âCheckmate, Lawyers.â It remains to be seen if Nothing will sue Dbrand for Something.