Nothing has a new smartphone in the works - however, it is not a third-gen flagship, according to the latest rumors. Instead, this new device is tipped to launch as an affordable alternative to the current Phone (2), with a product name and model number to match. In any case, it seems its design will come as no surprise to fans of Carl Pei's brand.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nothing-Phone-series-tipped-to-produce-inaugural-budget-variant-in-new-model-number-leak.777452.0.html
The "back panel design" looks exactly like np(1) I've seen the original image and it looked no different than a standard black np(1).