{"id":90,"date":"2025-08-28T05:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farhan.marketingcie.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:06:34","slug":"another-smartphone-brand-caught-using-professional-photos-as-smartphone-camera-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farhan.marketingcie.com\/?p=90","title":{"rendered":"Another smartphone brand caught using professional photos as smartphone camera samples:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-90 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6384738d{--display:flex;}.elementor-widget-text-editor{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );color:var( --e-global-color-text );}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap, .elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-default .elementor-drop-cap{color:var( --e-global-color-primary );border-color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-90 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1e1107bb{font-family:\"Montserrat\", Sans-serif;font-weight:400;color:#0E0D0D;}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6384738d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6384738d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1107bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1107bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Nothing, the London-based technology company known for its products\u2019 unique design, has been caught using licensed stock photographs on its in-store demo units to promote the camera capabilities of its newly-launched Phone 3, a report has said. It has been claimed that five sample images, which the company implied were captured by the device, were actually purchased stock photos taken with other cameras.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Verge reports that a photographer claimed that an image of a woman was licensed by Nothing from the Stills stock photo marketplace and was not taken with a Phone 3. The publication claims that it examined the image\u2019s EXIF data, which showed the photo was taken in 2023 \u2013 long before the Phone 3 was released.<\/p>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Roman Fox, the photographer behind another one of the featured images\u2014a car headlight\u2014also confirmed to Android Authority that Nothing had paid for the photo, which he captured in 2023 using a Fujifilm XH2s camera.<\/p>\n\n<p>The five photographs, which also included a spiral staircase, a glass, and a window, were displayed on the demo units with the tagline: \u201cJudge for yourself. Here\u2019s what our community has captured with Phone 3.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the company co-founder Akis Evangelidis has to say<\/h2>\n\n<p>In a statement posted on X, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis addressed the situation, claiming the stock images were merely placeholders that should have been updated before the demo units were rolled out. The incident has raised questions about the ethics of using misleading visuals in product marketing.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe are also investigating internally to make sure such an issue doesn\u2019t happen again. This was an unfortunate oversight, and I want to emphasise that there was no ill intent,\u201d said Evangelidis.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, inviting the community to share their Phone (3) pictures to help clear up any confusion and show what its camera is capable of,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing, the London-based technology company known for its products\u2019 unique design, has been caught using licensed stock photographs on its in-store demo units to promote the camera capabilities of its newly-launched Phone 3, a report has said. 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