Your current phone’s 45W charging feels slow when everyone else is hitting triple digits, and Nothing got the memo. The upcoming Phone 3, launching July 1st, reportedly jumps to potentially 100W fast charging while adding a proper telephoto camera for the first time. These aren’t incremental tweaks—Nothing is making serious moves to compete with flagship territory without the flagship price tag.
Performance Gets Flagship Treatment
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset represents a substantial leap from the Phone 2’s processor. You’ll notice this most during intensive tasks like gaming or video editing, where the improved AI capabilities and power efficiency should translate to smoother performance without the usual battery drain. Think of it like upgrading from a reliable Honda to a BMW— the same dependability, way more power under the hood.
Nothing is also bumping RAM options to 12GB or 16GB configurations with 256GB and 512GB storage respectively. Your multitasking habits won’t suffer, and those Netflix downloads for long flights finally have proper breathing room.
Camera System Finally Goes Pro
Here’s where Nothing stops playing catch-up and starts setting trends. The triple 50MP camera setup includes a periscope telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom—the first time Nothing has offered proper zoom capabilities. Combined with the 50MP main sensor and 50MP ultrawide, plus a boosted 50MP front camera, you’re looking at photography tools that rival phones costing significantly more.
Concert photographers and travel enthusiasts should particularly appreciate the Zoom upgrade. No more digital cropping that turns your distant shots into pixelated disappointments.
Battery Life Gets Serious
That 5,150mAh battery (up 300mAh from the Phone 2) paired with potentially 100W charging means your phone anxiety might finally take a vacation. Even if the final spec settles at 65W, that’s still a 44% improvement over the previous generation’s 45W.
The Phone 3 also introduces eSIM support, making international travel less of a SIM card juggling act. Your digital nomad friends will be envious.
Nothing appears ready to justify that rumored ₹44,990 ($525) price tag with hardware that competes with the big players. The July 1st launch can’t come soon enough.
