Nothing Phone (3) smartphone review: Top-class hardware combined with unrivaled design and secondary display

[Redaktion]

The Nothing Phone (3) makes a high-end claim. The price is certainly in line with this, as the new Nothing phone has become significantly more expensive than its predecessor at €799. However, as the review shows, you also get a strong overall package that presses all the important buttons and only just falls short of some flagship features.

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[guset]

Already got this phone. The chipset is definitely a former flagship, but the overall experience of using it really feels like flagship. You can feel the difference in construction just by holding NP3 and then hold NP3a/NP2a

Initial boot is almost instantaneous. I don't have to calibrate brightness for adaptive brightness to adapt. Haptic feels really satisfying. Glyph Matrix is more than a gimmick unlike prior Glyphs. Battery that last. Strong connectivity and tweaks that made it better than Pixel OS/AOSP

To me, flagship means satisfaction beyond just raw spec - implementation matters. That's where Samsung S-series, Pixel and iPhone gives despite the high price. Sure, flagship killers from the likes of Xiaomi exist but they still cut corners even on premium models

[Pal]

they still cut corners

How are the speakers on this thing? Had to instantly send a CMF Phone 1 back after briefly testing. Couldn't stand the tiny base of the speakers and absolutely no base. Reminded me of of Xiaomi's as they're also very similar in this regard.

[Pal]

Ugh, that should be bass**