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Daily Record
13 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Nothing Phone 3 release date and pre-order details as new model 'outperforms' previous phone
Nothing launched its latest flagship phone last night, which is said to be stronger and faster than the Nothing Phone 2. With many tech companies set to unveil their latest smartphones to the market in the coming weeks, including Samsung's latest flip phone, UK tech firm Nothing beat other Android firms to the punch by launching their latest flagship phone last evening at 6pm UK time. Two years on since the release of the firm's previous flagship phone, the Nothing Phone 2, fans have been waiting in anticipation for the release of the latest edition. Said to 'outperform' older models, shoppers will be able to pre-order the latest smartphone from the Nothing website on Friday, July 4. For those happy to wait for general sale however, Nothing's 'true' flagship phone will be available on Tuesday, July 15. Shoppers will get to choose between black and white editions of the device, as well as storage. At the moment it is expected for Amazon to also be selling the new Phone 3 as it currently sells the older models, such as the Nothing Phone 3a (£329 for £128GB) and the Nothing Phone 2a for £259.50. However, this is yet to be confirmed, reports Radio Times. Speaking about the new flagship phone, CEO Carl Pei said: "We really have to outperform our previous flagship, so compared to Phone (2) it's going to be 36 per cent faster on CPU, 88 per cent stronger on GPU, and 60 per cent stronger on the NPU. But what it means in practice, it will feel a lot snappier." For those intrigued by the Nothing Phone 3, it does come with a hefty price tag. In either white or black, shoppers can either buy the phone with 12Gb and 256GB of storage for £799 or for £899 for the 16GB and 512GB of storage edition. Nothing Phone 3 Product Description This price hike from the older models is due to the Phone 3 literally being nothing like what shoppers have seen before. One of the main changes is to do with the removal of the Glyph interface, which are the light-up panels on the rear of the older smartphone models. Fans were pre-warned of this switch up, as back in May Nothing's X account posted: "We killed the Glyph interface." Instead, the new Phone 3 will feature a Glyph Matrix in the top right corner of the smartphone's rear. This will act as an interactive option for users to get quick updates from their phone without having to look at the main display. This is done through the interface lighting up depending on the different notifications it receives. The new phone also boasts a 50MP telephoto camera, as well as a 50MP main camera, allowing users to take stunning photos whenever they want. The phone has also moved away from its original camera bump design and now features a triple-rear camera. However, shoppers will notice these cameras are all out of alignment to continue the unique and bold design of the smartphone. As highlighted by Nothing's CEO, the Phone 3 has been designed with higher specs than its predecessors. With a 36 per cent faster CPU, the android phone also has a 88 per cent stronger GPU and a 60 per cent stronger NPU in comparison to the Phone 2. In terms of display, the Phone 3 boasts a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display, providing users with clean and sharp visuals for when they are watching their favourite shows and films. Fans of the Nothing smartphones will also see an upgrade to the battery life. The new phone is equipped with a 5,150mAh silicon-carbon battery, which is said to provide an all-day battery. Shoppers also gain a host of brand new AI features to play with, one of which is the essential search. This feature is a universal smart search bar that allows users to search across files, contacts and photos. Other features include flip to record, a tool that swiftly transcribes and summarises meetings, and essential space, which is where AI organises all your ideas, notes and content into one central space. In addition to releasing the Phone 3, Nothing also launched their first ever over-ear headphone the Nothing Headphone 1, priced at £299. While the London-based tech company has a variety of earbuds on the market, this is their first venture into creating over-ear devices. To pre-order the Nothing Phone 3, click HERE. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Tom's Guide
a day ago
- Tom's Guide
I just went hands-on with the Nothing Phone 3 — and it's the most unique flagship of 2025
The Nothing Phone 3 has now launched, a little later than anticipated but with more to shout about than you might expect. After launching two "flagship-killer" phones like last year's impressive Phone 2, plus some cheaper models and a handful of audio peripherals, the Phone 3 is here to show what Nothing considers a real flagship phone, and a statement on its future direction as a company. No pressure then. Seemingly aimed at the lower end of the flagship bracket, alongside phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S25, OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 9, the Phone 3 takes a few cues like the basic size, camera offering and display, but then veers off to deliver typically weird (but loveable) Nothing features. Things like a rear dot matrix display, a lower-powered chipset, a bigger battery and a bunch of unique software and AI abilities. A full review will be coming in due course, but for now here's what I make of the Nothing Phone 3, a premium phone determined to stand out. Nothing Phone 3 Starting price $799/£799 Display 6.67-inch AMOLED Refresh rate 120Hz Rear cameras 50MP main, 50MP ultrawide, 50MP 3x telephoto Front cameras 50MP selfie Chipset Snapdragon 8S Gen 4 RAM 12GB/16GB Storage 256GB, 512GB Battery 5,150 mAh Charging 65W Operating system Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.5 Water/dust resistance IP68 Colors White, Black Nothing is charging £799/$799 for the standard, 256GB storage edition of the Phone 3. If you'd like 512GB storage, then you'll be paying £899/$899 instead. Up from the $599/£579 that the Nothing Phone 2 started at, but it makes sense given Nothing's mission of making a flagship phone - that includes a flagship price. Pre-orders start on the 4th of July at Nothing and select partners, and open sales will begin on July 15th. But in typical Nothing fashion, it's offering limited drops from July 12th for fans who are determined to try out the phone before anyone else. The color choice for the Nothing Phone 3 may be a stark black or white, but Nothing's aiming to cultivate a sense of "technical warmth" with its new device. In plain English, that means attempting to recapture the nostalgia of universally beloved tech products like the Game Boy, PlayStation 2 or original iPod. This comes in the form of a new "tri-column design", splitting the phone in three long segments which looks quite different compared to the previous Nothing phones' rounder designs. Familiar elements like the semi-transparent back and the Essential Key AI feature shortcut return, but gone is the Glyph Interface, the most distinctive part of the Nothing Phone 2. In its place appears the Glyph Matrix. This turns the light strips into a small 25 x 25 circular pixel grid that can display a lot more than the previous light bars ever could. As well as alerting you to notifications when the Phone 3 is face-down, the Glyph Matrix can also act as a digital spirit level, a timer or stopwatch, a clock or a battery indicator. There are also "Glyph Toys," fun little functions to play with such as Spin the Bottle, a Magic 8 Ball and Rock Paper Scissors. Nothing hopes its community and other developers will get involved too, launching a software development kit (SDK) for the Glyph system to let those outside Nothing contribute their own ideas. For the display, Nothing's stuck with the 6.67-inch AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate of previous models, although now with a higher pixel density, 1.5K resolution and slimmer 1.87mm bezels on all sides for a more premium look. The durability has been upgraded too, using Gorilla Glass Victus to protect the display and bearing an IP68 water/dust resistance rating. A quartet of 50MP cameras graces the front and back of the Nothing Phone 3. On the back you'll find the main camera, a 114-degree ultrawide camera and the 3x telephoto camera (which maxes out at 60x digital zoom and is also capable of macro photos at up to 10cm), and on the front, the usual selfie camera. All four cameras are capable of 4K video at 60 frames per second And, perhaps the most exciting upgrade of all, the red square that's been present on the back of all Nothing phones since the beginning now has a job as a flashing recording indicator while you're capturing video. Enhancing the quality of images is Nothing's new True Lens Engine 4 processing. This apparently combines even more frames together to make the optimal HDR image. Action mode, portrait mode and more are all available in the Camera app, along with pro Design Presets to apply unique and artistic filters. More editing options are available in the Nothing Gallery app, including color grading. Nothing elected to use the Snapdragon 8S Gen 4 chipset in the Phone 3, a lower-spec chip than the Snapdragon 8 Elite found in most Android flagship phones this year, but still a potent and efficient one. Manufactured on a 4nm process, the chip apparently gives the Phone 3 a 36% faster CPU, 88% faster GPU and up to 125% faster AI processing compared to the Phone 2 and its Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. RAM and storage come in two different versions. The basic model has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, while the more expensive version gets you 16GB/512GB. The Phone 3 contains Nothing's largest phone battery to date - a 5,150 mAh silicon carbon cell that apparently provides up to 80 hours of battery life according to internal testing. Refuelling is delivered by up to 65W fast charging, which can apparently fill the phone from 0 - 50% full in just 19 minutes. Compared to phones in the same model year and price category, the Nothing Phone 2 had exceptionally good battery life. But now Nothing's playing in the flagship leagues, the Nothing Phone 3 may struggle to excel, even with its larger battery and more efficient chipset. Nothing OS 3.5, an Android 15 skin, comes preinstalled on the Nothing Phone 3. Nothing OS 4.0 with Android 16 is apparently coming later in the year, but there's no specific timing given for that yet. The update schedule is given as five years of OS updates and seven years of security updates, which should see you getting full updates up to Android 20, and safety from software issues until 2032. Google and Samsung offer seven years of full updates, the best offer of any smartphone manufacturer so far, but Nothing isn't far behind fortunately. Aside from its unique-looking interface, Nothing OS stands out with features like the Essential Space, as we saw on the Nothing Phone 2a series that launched earlier this year. This houses screenshots, voice notes and more to help you keep track of everything you'd like to remember. Specifically for the Phone 3, Essential Space has been improved with a new Flip to Record feature. With a press of the Essential Key, you can now easily start a voice note from anywhere. The recording then ends up in Essential Space, where you can check out a transcript and summarized points from whatever you recorded. Also new for this model is Essential Search, a universal search bar accessible with just a swipe up on the home screen. It's capable of finding apps and contacts like you'd expect, but can also tackle less concrete questions, such as queries about Saturn, as one demo showed. Nothing promises that Essential Search will gain personalized suggestions over time. implying that you'll be able to see relevant photos and notes appended to contacts as you search for them. The Phone 3 is willfully different to its rivals, eschewing some standard features in favor of its own "fun" ideas for what users need on their phone. So while the Phone 3 is promoted as a flagship, the specs are a lot less standardized than other phones you'd give that label to. When you look at the price, and the Galaxy S25, OnePlus 13 and Pixel 9, that all cost about as much, the Phone 3 barely looks related, which could be all some people need to see to be convinced. I want to take a closer look at the camera, chipset and battery performance before I offer a proper recommendation, but you'll have to wait a bit longer for that. For now, I can say that the Nothing Phone 3 is a bold and assertive entrance into the flagship phone world. And it looks to do enough differently that any small discrepancies in power or ability compared to rival Android phones won't matter too much. Stay tuned for a full review in the not-too-distant future.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Nothing Phone 3 launch in India on July 1: Expected price, specifications and more
Nothing Phone 3 is set to launch in India on July 1, nearly two years after its predecessor, the Nothing Phone 2. While Nothing has maintained its signature secrecy, weeks of leaks and teasers in the run-up to the launch have provided a picture of what to expect from the new smartphone. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Apart from design, the company has also teased upgrades in performance and practical features. The most notable enhancements are expected in the camera department. Nothing Phone 3 expected specs The Nothing Phone 3 may come with a 6.7-inch LTPO OLED display. It will get Glyph lights but they are rumoured to bea lot different from its predecessor. The Nothing Phone 3 will come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC, a substantial upgrade from the Snapdragon 778G SoC in the Phone 2. While not Qualcomm's absolute top-tier chip, the 8s Gen 4 is part of the flagship series. The company is also expected to offer multiple RAM and storage combination options. Coming to the camera, the setup is officially confirmed to include a 50MP periscope telephoto camera, marking the first time a Nothing phone will feature a dedicated zoom lens, offering up to 3x optical zoom. The company may also offer a 50MP main and 50MP ultra-wide cameras – an upgrade from the Phone 2's dual-camera arrangement. Speaking of battery, the Phone 3 is rumoured to pack a 5,150mAh battery – an upgrade from the Phone 2's 4,700mAh cell. Nothing Phone 3 expected price Competing devices like iQOO Neo 10 and Poco F7 with the same chip have been launched under Rs 35,000. It remains to be seen how Nothing positions its new offering. is also expected to launch the Nothing Headphones 1 . These audio devices were recently leaked in White and Black colour options, sporting the Nothing device language.
India.com
3 days ago
- India.com
Nothing Phone 3 And Headphone 1 India Launch Tomorrow; Check Expected Specs, Price And Other Details
Nothing Phone 3 India Launch: Nothing is set to launch its two highly anticipated products at a major event in London, United Kingdom on July 1 which is tomorrow. The company will unveil the Nothing Phone 3 and Nothing Headphone 1, an over-the-ear headphone. However, both devices have generated much attention among tech enthusiasts through leaks and rumours ahead of the official launch event. Notably, the device is coming nearly two years after the launch of the Nothing Phone 2 in the country. Adding further, the company promises a minimum of seven years of software support for the Phone (3), including five years of full Android updates and two years of security patches. The much-anticipated smartphone is expected to launch the latest Android 16 operating system. It is expected that the phone will have a dedicated AI button, similar to a feature on the iPhone (3a) series. Nothing Phone 3 Specifications (Expected) It is expected to feature the same 6.7-inch LTPO OLED display as its predecessor, offering vibrant visuals and adaptive refresh rates. Under the hood, it will likely be powered by Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, paired with a 5,150mAh battery for extended usage. The phone is rumored to come in two configurations: one with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, and another with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. On the photography front, the smartphone may include a 50-megapixel main sensor and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens, while the front camera is expected to see a jump from 32 megapixels to 50 megapixels, enhancing selfie quality. Moreover, there could be an inclusion of eSIM support, offering users more flexibility in connectivity. Nothing Headphone 1 Specifications (Expected) It is designed to target the premium audio market, with performance reportedly set to surpass that of Apple's AirPods Max. Weighing around 329 grams, these over-ear headphones are expected to feature custom 40mm drivers developed in collaboration with British audio company KEF, renowned for its high-quality speakers. The wearable device may offer up to 80 hours of playback without noise cancellation and around 35 hours with ANC enabled when using the AAC codec. For those using high-resolution LDAC streaming, users can expect up to 54 hours without ANC and 30 hours with it on. The headphones will also come loaded with smart features, including Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair, dual-device connection, wear detection, low-latency gaming mode, LED charging indicators, personalised sound profiles, and support for Google's 'Find My Device' network. Nothing Phone 3 And Headphone 1 Price In India (Expected) The smartphone is expected to be competitively priced for the mid-range market in India, likely starting at around Rs 50,000 and going up to Rs 60,000. On the other hand, the Nothing Headphone 1 could be priced between Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000, aiming to deliver premium features at a more accessible price point to the customers.
Hans India
3 days ago
- Hans India
Nothing Phone 3 Launches in India Tomorrow: Key Specs, Expected Price, and Design Leaks
The highly anticipated Nothing Phone 3 is all set to launch in India on July 1, nearly two years after its predecessor, the Nothing Phone 2, hit the market. Though the company has remained quiet on the complete spec sheet, leaks and teasers have revealed much about the device — from its camera upgrades to performance improvements and refined design choices. A Balanced Focus: Performance Meets Aesthetics Unlike the earlier models that emphasized aesthetics, the Nothing Phone 3 appears to strike a better balance between design and performance. It's tipped to feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor — a substantial leap from the Snapdragon 778G used previously. While this isn't Qualcomm's top-tier chipset, it's part of their flagship lineup and should deliver solid performance in multitasking, gaming, and everyday tasks. Two variants are expected: one offering 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, and a higher-end model with 16GB RAM + 512GB storage — appealing to power users looking for extra performance headroom. Triple Camera System: A First for Nothing The most significant upgrade is expected in the camera department. The Phone 3 will reportedly debut with a 50MP periscope telephoto lens, supporting 3x optical zoom, a first for the brand. It's said to be paired with a 50MP primary sensor and a 50MP ultra-wide-angle lens, moving to a triple rear camera setup, a jump from the dual cameras on the Phone 2. On the front, a 50MP selfie camera is expected to replace the 32MP unit, possibly with autofocus support — a welcomed enhancement for selfie lovers and frequent video callers. Display, Battery & Charging The Phone 3 is likely to retain the 6.7-inch LTPO OLED display, ensuring smoother refresh rates and better battery efficiency. Speaking of power, the battery could see a bump to 5,150mAh, compared to the 4,700mAh unit in its predecessor. Another standout feature could be 100W fast wired charging, potentially making it one of the fastest-charging devices in its segment. However, it's still unclear if wireless charging will be supported. Refined Design with Glyph Matrix Design-wise, the signature semi-transparent back and Glyph interface continue, but with some notable tweaks. Leaked renders suggest a new camera layout, sharper visual cues, and visible screws. The Glyph lighting system may now be concentrated in a corner 'Glyph Matrix', offering a fresh aesthetic while still staying true to the Nothing identity. The Phone 3 may launch in black and off-white color options, and the cameras appear more pronounced, likely due to the periscope lens addition. Software and Connectivity Nothing OS — the company's clean, bloat-free Android skin — is expected to return with added polish and smoother animations. Another new feature in the pipeline is eSIM support, which could be useful for frequent travelers and users switching networks. Pricing in India While international leaks hint at a $799 price tag (approximately Rs 68,000), the India price is expected to fall between Rs 50,000 and Rs 60,000, depending on the variant. This positions the Phone 3 in competition with the upcoming Pixel 9a and iPhone 16e. Carl Pei had previously hinted that the Phone 3 could be priced at a premium level, costing "around EUR 800." Converted directly, this equals $1,063 or Rs 90,500, but European pricing typically runs higher, so the Indian launch should be significantly lower. For reference, the Nothing Phone 2 debuted at Rs 44,999. As the launch draws closer, more official details will emerge. But if leaks hold true, Nothing Phone 3 could be a serious contender in the upper mid-range smartphone segment.
