Phone (3)

Nothing Phone (3) is a premium flagship smartphone developed by Nothing, released in mid-2025. It’s the company’s first device shifting from more mid-range offerings towards higher-end flagship territory, combining top-of-the-range specifications with its signature transparent aesthetic. Phone (3) was the first Nothing phone since Phone (1) to not feature the LED based Glyph Interface, instead featuring a 25 x 25 rear display called Glyph Matrix.

Phone (3)’s tagline was “Come to Play”, likely a pun based on the Glyph Matrix Toys.^[1]

Officially announced on 1 July 2025 and priced from £799 / $799 / €799 / ₹79,999 for the entry model. Pre-orders opened on 4 July, with general sales beginning 15 July 2025. The official launch event for media, the community and public was held in Magazine London on 1 July 2025, which included watching the keynote, getting hands on with Phone (3) and Headphone (1), some fun interactive exhibits, and free food, drink, and live music - including AJ Tracey as guest headliner.^[2]

There were a number of further drop events & regional launch events around the world including Nothing Store Soho in London^[3], and at retail partners in Prague, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt, Utrecht, Vienna, Zurich^[4] and Bengaluru^[5], with various deals on offer such as free Headphone (1) and spec upgrades.

Controversially positioned by Nothing as its first “true flagship” device, Phone (3) aimed to compete with the highest tier of Android offerings.^[6]

Colour Options: Available in White and Black variants.

Back Design: Nothing’s signature transparent design, featuring the Glyph Matrix, a circular 25×25 dot-matrix LED panel containing 489 LEDs - new for Phone (3). It supports interactive features (named ‘Glyph Toys’) like notifications, digital and solar clocks, mini-games and more.

Front Display: A 6.67-inch flexible AMOLED panel with 1260 x 2800 resolution, 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate and a peak brightness of around 4500 nits. Phone (3)’s bezels are narrow, at around 1.87mm.^[7]

Build: Featuring an aluminium frame, Gorilla Glass 7i front and Gorilla Glass Victus back. It carries an IP68 rating and weighs approximately 218g.^[8]

Processor: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, supported by Adreno 825 GPU.

Memory: Available in 12 GB RAM / 256 GB storage and 16 GB RAM / 512 GB storage variants.

Connectivity: Wifi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, Dual nano SIM + eSIM, USB-C and a range of modern codecs and network bands.^[9]

Rear Camera: A triple-50 MP setup: wide (OIS), ultrawide, and a periscope telephoto offering 3× optical zoom. Supports up to 4K video at 60 fps.

Front Camera: A 50 MP sensor supporting 4K/60 fps recording.

Speakers: Stereo output (no 3.5 mm jack).^[9]

Battery: 5,150 mAh for international models and up to 5,500 mAh for Indian models.

Charging: 65 W wired (PD 3.0/PPS/QC4), 15 W wireless, plus reverse charging (7.5 W wired, 5 W wireless).^[9]

OS: Launches with Nothing OS 3.5 based on Android 15, with 5 years of Android updates and 7 years of security patches.^[10]

Features:

• Glyph Matrix with first- and third-party Glyph Toys using the Glyph Developer Kit.
• Essential Space, featuring an Essential Key.
• Essential Search.