Nothing Phone 3 : The Nothing Phone 3 is the third generation phone in the London-based tech company’s unique smartphone ranks.
Introduced in mid-2025 the hardware hones the design language Nothing has already established, adding meaningful improvements that raise the whole proposition above a mere novelty.
Design Philosophy
It feels its clear design language with the Phone 3, but more polished. The signature Glyph Interface is updated with additional customizability operations and now has expanded functionality with more LED segments that display information through visual cues.
More transparency and now, more stucture to the placement of the components and a lot more going on, as a whole, behind a transparent backside that better communicates what everything is, inside this talkin’ box of a device.
The frame, made of recycled aluminum, is also flat on the sides and with gently rounded corners, making it really comfortable to hold and yet premium to the touch.
Its 7.8mm slim profile carries a weight of 189g to give it just the right feel in the hand, substantial but easy to grasp.
Offered in Clear Black, Clear White, and a brand new offering, Clear Aqua, each of these colors has unique light diffusion properties that interface with the Glyph system.
Display Excellence
The Phone 3 comes with a 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 2K resolution (2772 x 1264) and a variable 1 – 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is highly colour accurate, with 10-bit colour depth and HDR10+ certification.
Maximum brightness is 1900 nits and so this makes the display very visible under all lighting conditions.
The under-display fingerprint sensor is upgraded to let you unlock the device even faster than before!
Performance Hardware
The Phone 3 is pushing the boundaries where Snapdagon 8 Gen 3 processor coupled with 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and up to 512GB UFS 4.0 storage ensures flagship performance in every use case.
The thermal management system of the Nothing has been reworked to keep performance up during long, hard pursuits such as strenuous gaming or video processing.
Build on Custom Optimizations for Seamless Performance For immersive and seamless performance that’s connected across your devices, the brand has partnered with Qualcomm on customizations tailored to the Nothing OS, including industry-leading power efficiency and AI performance that unleash mobile photography, voice recognition, and predictive user input.
Camera Capabilities
Photography gets a significant boost by way of a triple main camera that consists of a 50MP Sony IMX890 primary sensor with OIS.
The trio is rounded out by a 50MP ultrawide cam with autofocus (which also does macro) and a 32MP “2x telephoto” cam that gives you optical zoom without compromising image quality.
The photo experience has been enhanced by Nothing’s advanced computational photography algorithms to bring out natural colors, better dynamic range and enhanced low-light processing.
Video features include 8K 24fps and 4K 60fps recording with electronic stabilization.
Software Experience
No OS 3.0 (built off Android 15) keeps the company’s idea of super simplifying the interface with monochrome icons, popping transitions, and dot matrix-based design elements.
The interface is clean and intuitive while allowing for some thoughtful customization options such as new Glyph controls and different widget formats.
And it offers something else: three years of Android version updates and four years of security patches — a response to previous criticism over long-term software support.
Battery and Charging
There’s a 5000mAh battery that can survive heavy day of use and you can recharge it to 60% from 0% in just 25 minutes with 67W wired charging.
30W wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging for easy accessory power management.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
Unique that makes it stand out in a crowded segment
Improved Glyph Interface with additional features
Great screen quality with dynamic refresh rate
Good all-around image quality for all three cameras
Pure, clutter-free experience, with no unnecessary bloatware
Cons:
Premium– have got to within spitting distance of the established flagship brands
Glyph Interface is partially covered by the case
Not officially IP68 rated (only IP67 for water/dust resistance)
Limited physical retail footprint in various markets
Some apps are neat, but still seem like novelties and not crucial Software features.effect.
Nothing Phone 3: Value Proposition
The Nothing Phone 3 is a progressing dream from a company that first grabbed headlines for wacky design.
This third generation — with a design that is even miles away from sharing any form of similarity with the others — brings concrete performance and camera enhancements, along with software improvements that somewhat justify such a high place on the smartphone’s hierarchy.
For users who are bored of the same old smartphone designs, the Nothing Phone 3 serves as a breath of fresh air that doesn’t demand compromises in terms of features or performance to offer something unique.
