Nothing Phone 3 to Offer Longer Android and Security Update Support Than Its Predecessor

Nothing Phone 3 is confirmed to feature the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 18 June 2025 17:37 IST

Nothing Phone 3 to Offer Longer Android and Security Update Support Than Its Predecessor

Nothing Phone 3a Pro confirmed to receive six years of security upgrades

Highlights

Nothing Phone 3 to get 7 years of security updates
The Phone 2 offered three years of major Android updates
Phone 3 will be launched on July 1

Nothing Phone 3's launch is still a few weeks away, but the UK brand has started teasing key details about the upcoming device. Most recently, Nothing co-founder and Head of Marketing Akis Evangelidis has hinted at the company's software update policy for the new device. Nothing is gearing up to provide the longest software support for the new phone. The Nothing Phone 3 is confirmed to ship with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset and its launch is scheduled to take place in India and other global markets on July 1.

Akis Evangelidis, in his latest X post, revealed that the Nothing Phone 3 will come with a “5 and 7” software update instead of "4 and 4". Though Evangelidis didn't detail the exact breakdown, this indicates the new phone will receive five years of Android OS updates and seven years of security patches. This would be a significant upgrade over Nothing's previous software support cycles.

8 Gen 3 has a weaker GPU, NPU, connectivity and ISP - and default software support is 4 & 4. Phone (3) will have 5 & 7.
— Akis Evangelidis (@AkisEvangelidis) June 17, 2025

For comparison, the Nothing Phone 2 is assured to get three years of major Android updates and four years of security updates. With the latest Nothing Phone 3a Pro, the brand had promised three years of Android upgrades and six years of security updates.

With the new update policy for the Phone 3, Nothing seems to be narrowing the gap with other Android brands. Google and Samsung offer seven generations of Android upgrades for their flagship smartphones.

Nothing Phone 3 is confirmed to feature the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC. Regarding this, Evangelidis states that the new chipset delivers better GPU and NPU performance than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 used in the Phone 2. It is claimed to provide improvements in connectivity and ISP as well. He further added that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered Phone 2 will continue to receive four years of Android updates and four years of security patches. In contrast, the Nothing Phone 3 will outperform this with a new "5+7" update policy.

The launch of Nothing Phone 3 will take place on July 1 in global markets, including India. It will go on sale through Flipkart in the country.

Nothing Phone 2

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Iconic design, unique notification system
Excellent software
Very good battery life
Improved main camera
Slick system performance

Bad
Average low-light performance with secondary cameras
Video recording quality needs improvement
No bundled charger
Top variant isn't great value

Read detailed Nothing Phone 2 review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4700mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1080x2412 pixels

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Nothing Phone 3a Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Sleek and premium design
Vivid display
Improved camera performance
Clean, bloat-free UI experience
Decent battery life

Bad
Charging speed could be better
The IP rating could be better
Wide-angle could have been better

Read detailed Nothing Phone 3a Pro review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Front Camera 50-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1080x2392 pixels

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Nothing Phone 3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Sturdy design
The new Glyph Interface is fun to use
Primary camera is fantastic
Decent everyday performance
IP68 rating
Good battery backup

Bad
Doesn't come cheap
No charger in the box
Periscope and ultra-wide camera performance inconsistent

Read detailed Nothing Phone 3 review

Display 6.67-inch

Front Camera 50-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB, 16GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 5500mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1260x2800 pixels

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