The display is still 6.67 inches, but it now uses a 120Hz AMOLED Flexible LTPS panel instead of just LTPO OLED. Resolution gets bumped to 2800 x 1260 pixels, brightness now peaks at 4500 nits and pixel density rises to 460ppi. It’s flat, not curved, like previous Nothing phones and supports HDR content. Overall, the screen now hits a better balance between sharpness and refresh rate.
It was long expected that if Nothing’s “first-ever flagship” would perhaps get a magnum upgrade, like with a Snapdragon 8 Elite or even something like Snapdragon 8 Gen 3?
Alas, Nothing Phone (3) is powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, although a massive step up from the 8+ Gen 1 on the Phone (2). The processor here is based on a 4nm process and features Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 cores. In addition, it’s paired with the new Adreno 825 GPU, which nonetheless should offer better graphics output overall.
On top of that, the phone ships with Android 15 and Nothing OS 3.5, with a promise of 5 major Android upgrades. That’s more than what Nothing offered before.
Following, the launch of Phone (3a), it should have been obvious that this flagship phone should get a triple camera. The camera setup on the Phone (3) makes a big leap. It now includes a triple 50MP system on the back. The main sensor is the OV50H, offering OIS, a 1/1.3” sensor size, and a wide f/1.68 aperture.
Next, there’s a 50MP periscope lens with 3x optical zoom and up to 60x digital zoom, something completely missing from the previous generation. The third camera is a 50MP ultrawide, with EIS and support for Staggered HDR.
Together, the setup covers wide, zoom, and ultra-wide use cases in a balanced way. On the front, there’s now a 50MP selfie camera, up from 32MP last year. It supports EIS, Staggered HDR, and records up to 4K at 60fps.
The battery has been upgraded to a 5150mAh cell, which is larger than average in this range. It supports 65W wired charging, 15W wireless charging, 7.5W reverse wired, and 5W reverse wireless charging.
Nothing no longer includes a charger in the box, but you do get a 5A charging cable, which supports full-speed wired charging if used with a compatible adapter. All things considered, battery life should stretch longer than the previous model, especially given the more efficient Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset.
In terms of connectivity, the Nothing Phone (3) covers all major bands and features. It supports dual 5G, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.3. Navigation support includes dual-band GPS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, and QZSS. It also has USB Type-C, but skips the headphone jack — same as last year. Sensors include an in-display fingerprint scanner, gyroscope, e-compass, ambient light sensor, proximity, and even a flicker sensor.
