The Nothing Phone (3) is coming with flagship power and updates

July is the arrival of many things: Independence Day in the US, and the release of the Nothing Phone (3). This is a device we (and many others) have been eagerly awaiting, especially since it’s been two years since its predecessor was launched.

Yes, in this day and age, a brand decided to skip a year of flagships to perhaps focus on its other offerings. Now there’s only a month left until we can discover if it was worth the wait.

Let’s start with the information that’s been confirmed so far.

Nothing took to X to announce that the Nothing Phone (3) will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Scrolling down reveals the initial comments, which have been reeking of disappointment. After all, many expected the brand’s “first true flagship” to come with the latest-and-greatest processor available, so it was either going to be the cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Elite or the previous-generation 8 Gen 3.

However, further research and testing points towards a certain fact: the 8s Gen 4 isn’t noticeably slower than the 8 Gen 3, even edging it out in certain benchmark tests. The two chipsets trade blows like equals instead of a flagship versus a midranger. When you consider that the 8s Gen 4 is a newer chip, you can expect greater battery efficiency and later iterations of built-in technologies. Gamers may even find themselves more pleased with the improved GPU on the 8s Gen 4.

Previous Nothing phones have never really been shipped with the latest processors, but the smoothness of the software has always elevated the experience to put the user first. This is no different – albeit with significantly more power than before.

When one user still bothered to ask why the 8 Gen 3 wasn’t chosen, the reason was simple: Software support. Nothing co-founder Akis Evagelidis, through this post, announced that the Nothing Phone (3) will have 5 years of software updates and 7 years of security support. That is a game-changer since a lot of users have stayed with “big” brands like Samsung and Apple for the promises of extended software support.