Nothing Phone 3 to get 7 years of software updates, launch set for July 1
Ahead of the launch, Nothing has confirmed that the Phone 3 will be powered by a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip. However, this has not been taken well by the audience. It has been quite some time since the company began discussing the upcoming Phone 3 and has been describing it as "a true flagship". Now, if it is a flagship, shouldn't it feature a high-end chipset? For instance, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. With this revelation, several questions are stuck in the mind. Starting with, if it does not feature a premium chipset, how will CEO Carl Pei justify the $799 price tag? Secondly, if not the chipset, then what is so flagship-like in the upcoming Phone 3? While these questions will only be answered once we have more information, to put some perspective into it, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis has confirmed that Nothing Phone 3 will get 7 years of software updates.
advertisementAfter Nothing revealed the chipset, an X (formerly known as Twitter) user asked why the company chose Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and not 8 Gen 3. Replying to this query, Evangelidis said that while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip has a weaker GPU, NPU, connectivity and ISP, and comes with a software support of just 4 years, the upcoming Nothing Phone 3 powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip will have 7 years of software updates and 5 years of security updates.Nothing Phone 3: Launch dateAfter nearly two years of anticipation, Nothing is finally ready to reveal its next flagship, the Phone 3, which is officially set to launch on July 1, 2025. The London-based tech brand has kept fans waiting since the release of the Phone 2 back in July 2023. Over the past year, Nothing has broadened its portfolio considerably. It made notable strides in the mid-range space with the introduction of the Phone 2a series, followed more recently by the Phone 3a. The brand also dipped its toes into the budget segment with its CMF sub-brand, which now includes devices like the CMF Phone 1 and Phone 2 Pro, along with a collection of affordable audio gear.advertisement
Yet, despite all this diversification, a true flagship successor to the Phone 2 has remained conspicuously absent, until now. The Phone 3 promises to fill that gap, marking Nothing's return to the premium smartphone arena this July.Nothing Phone 3: Price expectationsPei recently hinted at a premium pricing approach for the upcoming Nothing Phone 3, suggesting a possible price point of around 800 during an appearance on The Android Show: I/O Edition. That figure converts to nearly Rs 90,000, a substantial leap from the Rs 44,999 starting price of the Phone 2 at launch in India.Globally, the Phone 3 is expected to carry price tags of $799 and $899, which translate to approximately Rs 68,000 and Rs 77,000, respectively. However, Indian pricing typically undercuts international rates, especially those seen in European and UK markets.That brings us to a crucial question, how much will it actually cost in India? While Pei's comments indicate a shift towards a more high-end price tier, it's unlikely the brand will go as far as nearly doubling the price for its core Indian audience. A sudden jump of Rs 45,000 could risk alienating Nothing's loyal community, which has come to expect a balance of design, innovation, and affordability.A more probable scenario would place the Indian price closer to Rs 60,000 to Rs 65,000, positioning the Phone 3 as a direct rival to recent premium mid-range entries like Google's Pixel 9a (Rs 49,999) and Apple's iPhone 16e (Rs 59,900). Should Nothing opt for this more strategic pricing, the Phone 3 could hit the sweet spot, offering flagship-grade features without straying into ultra-premium territory.
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