Nothing Phone 3 Price, Launch Timeline Teased by Nothing CEO Carl Pei Ahead of Google I/O 2025

Nothing CEO Carl Pei was explaining the UK based technology firm's philosophy, but ended up revealing vital bits of the upcoming Nothing Phone 3.

Written by Sheldon Pinto, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 14 May 2025 14:15 IST

Nothing Phone 3 Price, Launch Timeline Teased by Nothing CEO Carl Pei Ahead of Google I/O 2025

Nothing recently launched its mid-range Phone 3a (pictured) and 3a Pro in India

Highlights

Nothing Phone 2 was launched in July 2023
The firm has yet to launch the successor to the Nothing Phone 2
Carl Pei says the Phone 3’s design will be made from premium materials

Nothing Phone 3 details have surfaced online, almost two years since the launch of the Nothing Phone 2. After revealing that the company was focussing on developing AI features in 2024, the firm didn't roll out a successor to the Nothing Phone 2 (a premium smartphone). Over the past couple of years, Nothing and its subsidiary CMF by Nothing has launched budget and mid-range devices. These include the Nothing Phone 2a series, followed by the Phone 3a series and more recently even a budget offering by its sub-brand called the CMF Phone 2 Pro. Nothing CEO, Carl Pei in a recent reply to an X user mentioned that the Nothing Phone 3 would arrive by Q3 2025. At a recent event ahead of Google I/O 2025, the company's founder has given out more details about Nothing's upcoming premium smartphone.

During The Android Show: I/O Edition event, Carl Pei presented a Device Showcase on video (like Motorola and Xiaomi), explaining the philosophy and success of his Nothing brand. After explaining the brand's journey so far, Pei pulled out and showed what he claimed to be the upcoming Nothing Phone 3. As it is an unannounced device, the phone in his hand was blurred out, and so it is hard to tell what it will look like.

According to Pei, the company is “going all-in” and will not hold back when it comes to hardware and software. He states that the phone will be made from premium materials and will have major performance upgrades. All of this will be packaged in software that he claims will “level things up.”

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The Nothing CEO and founder went on to add that the Nothing Phone 3 will be the company's “first true flagship smartphone”. We can expect some major upgrades to keep up with the competition, which is now vastly different from the Nothing Phone 2, a handset that arrived in the premium smartphone segment.

Pei also hinted at the price of the Nothing Phone 3, stating that it will cost somewhere “around GBP 800”, which converts to around Rs. 90,000. This is indeed a big hint that the phone will play with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, and Oppo's Find X8 Pro.

Given the company's focus on design and software experience, Nothing's Phone 3 is expected to look different from the various glass-laden premium designs we have seen and used on devices at this price point. With no hardware specifications leaked yet, there is indeed going to be a huge performance gap between the Nothing Phone 2 and the Phone 3, given that the former was launched with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. Today's flagships at this price point offer a multitude of cameras and the most high-end processors available, so it will be interesting to see the specifications of the Nothing Phone 3 when it debuts in the coming months.

CMF by Nothing Phone 2 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Standout design
Bright OLED display
Great Battery Life
Decent performance
Bloat-free and minimal software experience

Bad
Mono speaker lacks quality
Wide-angle camera is sluggish
Minimal ingress protection
The back panel is no longer replaceable

Read detailed CMF by Nothing Phone 2 Pro review

Display 6.77-inch

Processor MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro

Front Camera 16-megapixel

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

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Nothing Phone 3

NEWS

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Samsung Galaxy S25+

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Solid build and aesthetics
Excellent performance
Fantastic cameras
One UI 7 and extended software support
Powerful speakers

Bad
Expensive (base price)
Not a huge upgrade over S24+

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S25+ review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Elite

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4900mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1440x3120 pixels

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Oppo Find X8 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Stylish IP68 & IP69 rated design
Vibrant display
Buttery smooth software experience
Impressive video recording capabilities

Bad
Quick Button needs refinement
Plenty of bloatware and preinstalled apps
Poor ultrawide camera performance

Read detailed Oppo Find X8 Pro review

Display 6.78-inch

Processor MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Front Camera 32-megapixel

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

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5910mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1264x2780 pixels

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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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