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Amazon is selling the 256GB Nothing Phone 3 for $549, down from its $799 retail price, a 31% discount. The unlocked model includes 12GB RAM, a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip, a triple 50MP camera system with OIS, and a 5,150mAh silicon-carbon battery with fast and wireless charging.
Android Authority polled over 2,200 readers on which phone they'd choose instead of the Pixel 11 Pro. The Galaxy S26 Plus won with 26.2% of votes, followed by the Pixel 10 Pro at 21.8%, the Nothing Phone 3 at 20.5%, and the Motorola Razr at 19.5%. The standard Pixel 11 finished last with just 12% of the vote.
Amazon is selling the Nothing Phone 3 for $599, a 25% cut from its $799 list price. The phone features a 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, a triple 50MP rear camera system with periscope telephoto, and a roughly 5,000mAh battery with wireless and reverse wireless charging.
Nothing has revealed early plans for Nothing OS 5.1, a minor update that will let users remap the Essential Key found on some of its phones, currently tied to the Essential Space app. The company also confirmed it's beginning work on a larger Nothing OS 6.0 release planned for 2027, while Nothing OS 5.0 remains in beta on the Phone 3 ahead of a stable rollout expected in mid-October.
Amazon is offering the Nothing Phone (3) for $499, a $300 markdown from its usual price. The device features a 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED display and a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor.
Nothing has unveiled Nothing OS 5.0, a major redesign of its Android skin built on Android 17, featuring a new Geist typeface, translucent UI layering, wallpaper-based adaptive theming, and dedicated apps for the Glyph Interface and Essential Apps Builder. Open Beta testing begins for the Nothing Phone 3 tomorrow, with a stable release planned for mid-October, but the Phone 1, Phone 2, and CMF Phone 1 will not get the update.
Nothing has unveiled OS 5.0, built on Android 17, introducing adaptive color tints for icons and widgets that pull hues from the user's wallpaper while keeping the brand's monochrome look intact. The update also bundles a standalone Glyph Interface app centralizing lighting controls, plus new lockscreen clockfaces and homescreen customization tools.