Nothing , the mobile and lifestyle technical school firebrand founded by OnePlus co - founding father Carl Pei , is set to launch its next solidifying of mid - rangers early in March . prescribed details of the devices , includingNothing Phone ( 3a ) and ( 3a ) Pro , have been scanty , but a new news leak hints at the provisionary specifications , including upgrade coming to the processor , new camera apparatus , and other melioration to the design .
in the first place , Pei had rally the Nothing Phone ( 3a ) serial publication is move to a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip instead of MediaTek seen on the Phone ( 2a ) and ( 2a ) Plus . This week ’s leak , courtesy of a bakshis receive by Indian outletSmartPrix , substantiate it and state that both phones with be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 — a mid - range chipset launch in August 2024 .
Both phone are suggested to share the same chipset , unlike the Nothing Phone ( 2a ) and ( 2a ) Plus that ran dissimilar one .
The chipset brings a reasonable upgrade to the CPU and GPU public presentation with new ARM core , but the giving boost is seen in the NPU ’s performance , allowing better on - machine AI processing than last class . Nothing recentlysharedits plans to deeply integrate AI within its systems for a personalised user experience .
Nothing showcased a demo interface with contextual information , such as weather , reminders , telling about depicted object from sealed social media creators , as well as quick access to items it suspect you might need , such as the QR codification from an upcoming flight ’s embarkation whirl . It would be interesting to see those bits in action at law , specially on a mid - commando with limited processing chops , though Nothing seems confident the stronger NPU will be of reward . Whether that get Samsung ’s Now Brief is what we would be concerned in pick up .
Other than the AI traits , the Nothing Phone ( 3a ) is suggested to get three rear photographic camera instead of two . Both phones are speculated to fare with like 50MP primary and 8MP ultrawide camera on the back . The two will in all probability differ in condition of the third unit of measurement , with the Phone ( 3a ) sporting a 2X telephoto lens system , while the Pro getting a 3X telephoto with a prospicient rapid climb .
A post from the party ’s prescribed handle on X could evoke the potential camera orientation of the two phones .
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Meanwhile , the duo is expected to be the same on other front , such as the 5,000mAh stamp battery , a 6.72 - inch Full HD+ 120Hz AMOLED , and IP64 military rank for more or less better detritus resistance than last twelvemonth ’s models . We might even see svelte variety to the glyph lights on the back and even witnessNothing take over a camera shutter button similar to the iPhone . The two phones should also race the newest NothingOS 3.0 with Android 15 .
Nothing hasconfirmeda launching date for March 4 , which is when we should have more clarity about the devices and their pricing .
[ Update 2/18/25 2:30am PT]:Nothing confirm the television camera ’s innovation for one of the phones , presumptively the Nothing Phone ( 3a ) Pro , uncover a periscopic telephoto .
