Nothing Phone 3 launched in India: Top specs, key features, price in India, and everything else

India Today

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After a lot of buzz, leaks and hype, the Nothing Phone 3 is finally here. Nothing is calling the phone its first true flagship device and has priced it like that in India. There is a lot going on with the Nothing Phone 3. Compared to the Phone 2, its hardware and features have been completely overhauled. And yet, some things remain the same.advertisementAnother key part of the Phone 3 is that it is a device that shows growing ambitions of Nothing. The company believes that it is ready to play in the league of big ones who target the ultra-premium segment in India. But before we talk about the price of the Nothing Phone 3, here is a quick look at specs and features.Nothing Phone 3 specificationsDisplay: The Nothing Phone 3 comes with a 6.67-inch OLED display. It is a 10-bit display with resolution of 1260 X 2800 pixels. It also uses a 120Hz refresh rate, has a peak brightness of 4500 nits and typical outdoor brightness of 1600 nits.
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. This is an extremely powerful chipset although not the most powerful that Android phones can get from Qualcomm.advertisementRAM: 12GB and 16GB variants.Storage: 256GB and 512GB variants.Rear cameras: Three rear cameras. Main camera uses a 50-megapixel 1/1.3-inch sensor. The ultra-wide camera uses a 50-megapixel sensor with a wide 114-degree FoV. The telephoto camera uses a periscope lens for its 3X optical zoom. It is also paired with a 50-megapixel sensor.Front camera: 50-megapixel camera with F2.2 lens.Battery: 5500 mAh battery. Fast charge of 65W is supported. 15W wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging is also supported.Software: Android 15 customised with Nothing OS 3.5.Weight: 218 grams.Nothing Phone 3 key features— One of the key features of the Nothing Phone 3 is its design. The phone uses classic transparent back with etched techno-industrial patterns under it. Interestingly this time now all design elements are for show. Some also hide functionality. For example, the red square on the back cover will faintly glow whenever the Phone 3 is recording a camera. Similarly, there is a round button on the back cover that will be used to control the new Glyph Matrix notification panel.— In other phones, Nothing has used Glyph Interface — lights on the rear cover — to offer some functionality. In the Phone 3 the company is moving to Glyph Matrix, which is around 489 micro LEDs placed in a circle on the top right of the back panel. These lights are programmable and will be used for different kinds of functionality, including notifications.advertisement— The Nothing Phone 3 has a camera module where lenses are placed in an asynchronous way. This makes the phone unique.— The Phone 3 has an IP68 certified design.— Nothing says that in the Phone 3 it is using a new image and video processing engine called TrueLens Engine 4, which is a significant leap forward in camera photography capabilities.— The Nothing Phone 3 comes with Nothing OS 3.5, which has a number of AI features. This includes Essential Space, and a new Essential Search, which is a universal phone-wide search.— The Phone 3 comes in two colours — Black and White.— On the screen, the Phone 3 has a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 7I.— Nothing says that the Phone 3 will get 5 years of OS updates.Nothing Phone 3 availability and priceThe Nothing Phone 3 is available in India with a starting price of Rs 79,999. This is for the 12GB RAM variant. Those who want the 16GB RAM variant will have to spend Rs 89,999.advertisementAlthough as part of the launch offer, there is a flat Rs 5,000 discount for users of cards from certain banks. Nothing says that with bank discounts, and exchange bonus the Nothing Phone 3 can be bought for as low as Rs 62,999.Currently, the Nothing Phone is on pre-order. Those who do order the phone in advance will also get a free pair of Nothing Ears, the company's earbuds. In addition, they will get one year of extra warranty.The Phone 3 will go on open sale in India from July 15.- Ends