Nothing Phone (3) Revealed: The iPhone Chaser's Most Advanced, Innovative Phone

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London-based tech company Nothing unveiled its biggest release of 2025 in an event on Tuesday, July 1. The product is the Nothing Phone (3). The company also announced its first over-ear headphones, Headphone (1). Read Mark Sparrow's commentary on Forbes.
Nothing Phone (3) in black and white Nothing
Co-founder Carl Pei described it as something built, 'for a new generation, a generation that still wants to feel something when they use tech. That's the bar we set ourselves, not just something bigger, but something more meaningful,' he said. Forbes Apple iPhone 17: Key Design Upgrade Promised In New Leak By David Phelan
The new phone has the company's trademark transparent back, with an updated Glyph interface. The Glyphs used to be a series of LED strips. Now, there's the Glyph matrix, which shows up in different ways depending on your usage, including a cool dot-matrix way to show what the rear camera sees when you're taking a selfie. You can read more about the new Glyph interface features here on Forbes.
There are four cameras on the Phone (3), three on the rear, one on the front, and all have 50-megapixel resolution (and the red dot on the back of the Phone (3), simply an ornament on earlier models, now flashes when you're shooting video.
Arrivals at the Nothing event at Magazine London on July 1. David Phelan
The processor is the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, which isn't the most powerful processor Qualcomm makes. That said, while the processor is a source of fascination for tech writers and phone nerds, it's of little interest to the wider public, I'd say, and if it's fast and powerful enough to never keep its owner waiting, nobody will care what the model is.
Software innovations include Flip to Record: turn your phone face down in a meeting and the phone will automatically start recording the business meeting, for instance, you're in. At the end, it'll use AI to summarize the meeting into notes in a part of the phone called Essential Space which Pei described as ' a second memory, almost, bringing together your notes, content and creative ideas in one central spot.'
Nothing Phone (3) David Phelan
Nothing's event was a long way from its earlier launches. Leading analyst Ben Wood, from CCS Insight told me, 'This is a remarkable 'David and Goliath' story. When Phone (1) launched, people were excited, but the general consensus was that Nothing would likely fail. A few years later, the company has shipped several million phones and recorded over $1 billion in revenue. It is a testament to Carl Pei's dogged persistence and tenacity,' Wood said.
'In contrast to all other Android smartphone launches this year, it was refreshing to see Nothing take a different approach with AI. Nothing has chosen to infuse AI via its Essential Search AI-powered app. At a time when users seem to care more about battery life and camera capabilities rather than AI as a purchase driver for a new smartphone, this approach feels like a sensible middle ground,' Wood added.
Pricing starts at $799 (£799 in the U.K.) Pre-orders begin on Friday, July 4, with open sales on Tuesday, July 15. 'For those of you who want to be first, there will be some limited early-bird drops from July 12,' Carl Pei said. Forbes Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Automatic Deletions: Take Action Now To Protect Yourself By David Phelan