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Khaleej Times
11-03-2025
- Khaleej Times
Nothing unveils Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro at MWC
Nothing recently introduced the Phone (3a) Series in Mobile World Congress (MWC), elevating its mid-range lineup with advanced features. Building on the acclaimed Phone (2a), it boasts an advanced triple-camera system with optical zoom, a powerful Snapdragon® processor, a brighter, more responsive display, and Nothing OS innovations like Essential Space— all wrapped in two uniquely refined designs. Design Both the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro feature a more sophisticated look and feel, with upgraded glass back panels, enhanced symmetry in the internal structure, and refined visual details and elements throughout the finish. The design celebrates each new camera system through Nothing's trademark exposed aesthetic and cutting-edge engineering, while meticulously optimising the integration of advanced hardware. The Phone (3a) Series also upgrades its durability to an IP64 rating and achieves Nothing's lowest carbon footprint on a smartphone to date, with 51.3kg of CO2e. Camera The Nothing Phone (3a) Series introduces Nothing's most advanced camera system to date, featuring an upgraded 50MP main sensor and a Sony ultra-wide sensor, along with optical zoom for the first time. All powered by TrueLens Engine 3.0 combining advanced computational algorithms, AI processing, and multi-frame technology to deliver professional-grade, true-to-life photography. Phone (3a) telephoto camera Ready to pull you closer to your subject, Phone (3a)'s telephoto camera features a powerful 50MP sensor combined with a fast f/2.0 aperture for detailed shots at its 50mm equivalent focal length. The 2x optical reach lays the foundation for a quality zoom, while the high resolution enables up to 4x lossless in-sensor zoom. When you need to zoom in even further, the Phone (3a) harnesses AI clarity-enhancing algorithms for 30x ultra zoom. Phone (3a) Pro periscope camera Flagship telephoto zoom meets ultimate versatility with Phone (3a) Pro's powerful periscope zoom. A total upgrade in hardware, it combines a large 1/1.95-inch Sony LYTIA 600 sensor with a 70mm equivalent focal length and a fast f/2.55 aperture. All this translates to excellent zoom and much more. With optical image stabilisation, Phone (3a) Pro's periscope camera can capture quality photos across lighting conditions, whether indoors or at night, while the optical 3x zoom is a photographer-favourite, portrait-perfect focal length. The high-resolution 50MP sensor delivers lossless in-sensor zooming at up to 6x and when boosted with AI clarity-enhancing algorithms, it unlocks 60x ultra zoom. Where Phone (3a) Pro surpasses even flagship smartphones is its telemacro capture. Able to focus as close as 15cm from a subject, it breaks through periscope limitations that hold back flagship phones. Main camera The Phone (3a) features a 50MP main sensor co-engineered with Samsung, integrating on-sensor deep learning processing software algorithms trained on millions of photography scenarios to enhance image clarity, reduce noise, and provide true-to-life accuracy. The Phone (3a) Pro's 50MP main sensor further elevates the experience with advanced sensor technologies, offering 43 per cent faster auto-focus and double the pixel full well capacity, allowing for more detail in harsh lighting conditions. Zooming out, the Phone (3a) Series' ultra-wide camera boasts a 120o field of view, enabling you to capture more in each frame, while the upgraded Sony sensor enhances low-light performance. Front camera Finally, the Phone (3a) boasts a 32MP front camera, while the Phone (3a) Pro features an upgraded 50MP front camera capable of recording high-quality 4K videos with adaptive AI stabilisation and night video enhancement, improving brightness by +74.4% and reducing noise by 33.7 per cent. Performance The Snapdragon® 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, with breakthrough performance powering select Snapdragon experiences and turbo-charged by Nothing OS optimisations, is on hand to cut down on waiting and level up living. Phone (3a) Series also games faster, delivers more stable frame rates, and goes for longer, thanks to the powerful Snapdragon processor. Getting into some numbers, the CPU is up to 33% faster than Phone (2a), while the Qualcomm® AdrenoTM GPU delivers 11% better graphics. Plus, you get select Snapdragon Elite GamingTM features typically reserved for flagship devices. Phone (3a) Series is 92% better at processing AI tasks than Phone (2a), making it more future-proofed for whatever AI developments are on the horizon. It also takes full advantage of Nothing OS and Essential Space, saving you time with things like on-device voice to text transcription. RAM Booster uses a combination of physical and virtual RAM to allow users to access up to 20GB, plus a larger 4,500 mm2 vapor chamber reduces temperature by 23 per cent vs. Phone (2a). Battery and Charging Phone (3a) Series also lasts longer. With the optimised Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 mobile platform using 8% less power for typical tasks, enjoy 30 minutes more power every day. Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro both have large 5000mAh batteries, delivering up to two days of use on a full charge. With upgraded fast charging now at 50W, Phone (3a) Series delivers a full day's power (50 per cent) in under 20 minutes. Display Balancing size and quality, Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro's displays are immersive and brilliant. At 6.77 inches, their flagship size means on-screen content has room to breathe. Slightly taller and with less rounded corners than past Nothing phones, Phone (3a) Series' displays represent a maturity and confidence befitting of a second-generation device. At Full HD+ resolution, visuals look crisp with 387 pixels in every inch of screen, and with a fluid 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. The standard touch sampling rate is 480Hz, a 100% increase from Phone (2a), and 1000Hz touch sampling rate when in Gaming Mode, swiping through Phone (3a) Series is smooth, and responsive. Fire up auto brightness and your Phone (3a) climbs up to 1300 nits all by itself, making it viewable under a scorching sun. But peak brightness now reaches 3000 nits, a 131% increase from Phone (2a). Nothing OS Nothing OS 3.1 is a fast, smooth foundation tuned for stability, utility and customisation, built with Android 15 at its core - there have also been updates to the Nothing Gallery, Camera and Weather apps. Phone (3a) Series peels back a new level of personalisation. Dial distraction back with a monochromatic theme, hide app labels to clean up your home screen, customise the lock screen and quick settings so everything you need is at your fingertips, and you can even shake up your apps. Phone (3a) Pro also supports eSIM (excluding India). Phone (3a) Series will get updates for 6 years starting from when the device first became available on This includes three years of Android updates and six years of security updates in addition to corrective and functionality updates. Essential Space (early access) Essential Space is a new, AI-powered hub for notes, ideas, and inspirations. Taking the friction out of logging and recalling content, it can capture, process and remember - just like a second memory. To make sure Essential Space is always a click away, Nothing created the Essential Key. Easy for a thumb to find and press, it's on the right side of Phone (3a) Series. Press the Essential Key to capture and send content to Essential Space, long-press to record a voice note, and double-tap to head straight to all your saved content. Nothing is made better by its community, and so too is Essential Space. That's why Essential Space Early Access will be available to all customers who purchase a Phone (3a) or Phone (3a) Pro. Early Access will open the doors to the full Essential Space experience, including upcoming features set for launch in the coming months such as Camera Capture, Smart Collections, Focused Search and Flip to Record. Availability: Phone (3a) will be available in Black, White, and Blue 8+128GB 12+256GB Phone (3a) Pro will be available in Grey and Black 12+256GB Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro will launch in GCC with leading retailers — Jarir, Amazon, Noon, Sharaf DG, Lulu, Xcite, Jumbo, Virgin, EROS on March 20, 2025.
Express Tribune
04-03-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Nothing takes on Apple and Samsung with stylish budget phone series
British startup Nothing has launched its latest Phone (3a) Series, aiming to disrupt the mobile industry's stagnation with bold design choices and high-end features at a competitive price. PHOTO: ZDNET Listen to article British startup Nothing has launched its latest Phone (3a) Series, aiming to disrupt the mobile industry's stagnation with bold design choices and high-end features at a competitive price. The Phone (3a), starting at £329 ($414), introduces a unique design with distinctive shapes and Glyph lights on the back for customizable notifications. The higher-end Phone (3a) Pro, priced at £449, enhances the camera experience with a 50MP triple-lens setup and optical image stabilization. Both devices run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor, a shift from the MediaTek chipset used in the previous generation. CEO Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, envisions Nothing as an alternative to the "sea of smartphone sameness". The brand has grown rapidly, with 557% year-over-year growth in India in 2024. However, the Phone (3a) Pro will not be available in India, as the company focuses on price-sensitive markets. Despite its premium design and gaming enhancements like a 4,500 mm² vapor chamber for cooling and RAM Booster for up to 20GB memory, analysts suggest that Nothing will need to be extremely price-competitive to succeed against giants like Apple and Samsung. With over 7 million units sold across its product lineup and $1 billion in revenue, Nothing is betting big on its latest launch, hoping to carve out a niche in an increasingly saturated market.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Smartphones were ‘quite boring' until we came along, Nothing co-founder says
Smartphones were 'quite boring' until UK-based start-up Nothing entered the market, and phone makers are 'confused' about how to use AI, the firm's co-founder has said. Akis Evangelidis was speaking as Nothing unveiled its latest mid-range phones, the Phone 3(a) Series. The London-based start-up launched in late 2020, looking to offer an alternative to the likes of Apple, Google and Samsung through striking design and unusual features, including flashing LED light patterns on the rear of its phones to symbolise different types of notifications. 'Back then, four years ago, it was quite boring to be honest. All the devices looked the same. They were just minor iterations; on camera module, more megapixels, all that kind of stuff – there wasn't much happening. There wasn't any grander vision,' he told the PA news agency. '(There was also) a lot of negativity around tech, like with data privacy, social media consumption and there was a negative spiral. 'Whereas, when we were growing up, with the launch of the first iPhone, I still remember interacting with it and feeling super excited. You would stay up late to watch the Apple keynotes and so on… but that kind of sense of sense of magic around tech has gradually disappeared.' The new Phone (3a) Series has been given a better camera system, as well as an AI-powered tool the firm calls Essential Space, a hub for user text and audio notes, screenshots and other items which act as a 'second memory' on the device, able to capture, apply and recall key details from that data as the user needs it. The handsets will start at £329, and come just a week after Apple unveiled its own mid-range device, the iPhone 16e – although that device starts at £599. It is Nothing's first steps into the ultra competitive world of smartphone AI tools – following Samsung, Google and Apple which all introduced features in 2024 – and Mr Evangelidis said the company was approaching the technology with the same alternative attitude that it has approached phone development in general. 'AI is coming into play and we definitely think it will disrupt the overall user experience when it comes to smartphones,' he told PA, adding that he felt many of the biggest firms had been drawn into a 'specs race' to introduce similar tools quickly. 'I think there's been a lot of buzz around AI but I think users are confused. The market is confused in terms of, what's the end game? We've seen camera features and so on but we think that the opportunity is drastically, much bigger than that, yet people don't see or don't understand what their opportunities are. 'If you think about it, ever since really the first iPhone was introduced, this kind of app-based user experience hasn't really changed. But we're super dependent on smartphones, we do everything on them – watch media, we work, we connect with people. 'But having this very siloed experience actually brings a lot of clutter in terms of how all these things interact.' In contrast, he said Essential Space would serve as a 'second memory' when users choose to place items into that space, and will be able 'pull any kind of action or further insights' from screenshots and other items dropped into it, arguing that the jumping between apps and services that many AI-powered phones offer is 'too much friction'. 'I think what's most important is a clear-use case, and is that this (AI) can be leveraged to really improve your smartphone experience,' he said. 'All the information is on your phone, and there is no reason why this shouldn't be organised for you and presented to you in a very seamless way in terms of actioning those things – I think that's where AI is going to lead us, redefining the experience. 'The idea is to gradually introduce that into user behaviour and how they interact, and then gradually start merging closer and closer with our overall software experience.' Nothing has been emboldened by its success so far, Mr Evangelidis said, adding that the company was the 'fastest growing smartphone brand across quite a few countries' last year, and said the firm had crossed seven million products sold by the end of 2024, up from two million at the end of 2023. 'As basic as it sounds, we started this company from a user standpoint, thinking from a user standpoint, actually a lot more people are like us, and that it was more about this excitement, and then everything we've done when it comes to product features, we keep ourselves in mind,' he said. 'There is no product we haven't tested or features we don't understand, or features we do for other reasons than just purely enhancing the user experience. 'I think bigger companies have more to lose, they have a running business and eventually they don't see the need to change – and you see that all kind of have a similar approach to things, it's why all the features are quite similar across all of them, they follow each other in a way. 'Whereas I think our strength is just having started from a blank sheet, and having that agility and forcing ourselves to look at things in a different way.'
