As planned, Nio held his Innovation Day event in Shanghai today and one of the hot ticket items was the new Nio Phone 2. Apparently Nio is sticking to its plan to release phones annually and is even ahead of schedule, given how the original Nio phone came out in September last year.
The Nio Phone2 looks very similar to the original in terms of design and quite high-end specifications. The biggest attraction of the Nio Phone2 is of course the deep integration between the phone and the impressive list of electric vehicles. Like the original Nio Phone, the Nio Phone2 has a dedicated button on the left side of the frame to control connected car functions. Now, the long-press action on that button can be customized to a phone action of your choice.
Nine Phone2
The Nio Phone2 also doubles as a car key, of course. The system features UWB and Bluetooth for supported cars, making it more secure. Additionally, UWB should make it easier to find your car, on top of other useful features like the ability to record the car’s location and parking space number after it’s automatically parked. There’s also NFC key support.
Nio Link is another useful feature that allows you to communicate with your phone through the car’s infotainment system. Support has been expanded to include more phone apps, including gallery, file browsing, various office apps and chat clients.
Nine Phone2
The Nio Phone2 is no slouch when it comes to specs. It sports a 6.82-inch, 2K, 120Hz, LTPO, Ultra HDR display with a Samsung E7 OLED panel. It offers 1440Hz PWM dimming support between zero and 800 nits with a peak brightness of 2,600 nits. A Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset powers the phone. It has a 48MP Sony LYT-T808 main camera, a 48MP Sony IMX882 ultra-wide angle, and a 50MP Sony IMX890 2.6x periscope telephoto camera. There’s an in-display optical fingerprint reader and an 0815 haptic engine. The battery is a 5,020mAh pack with 80W wired and 50W wireless charging support. All of this is crammed into a fairly lightweight body that comes in a slew of colors. The glass-backed version is 8.6mm thick and weighs 209 grams, while the premium ceramic version is 8.45mm thick and weighs 226 grams. Some colors also come with a leather-backed finish.
The Nio Phone2 starts at CNY 6,499 or $896, €825 when converted.