Nothing Phone (3) Unboxing: A New Design and Story Begins

The much-awaited Nothing Phone (3) is finally here, and we got our hands on the device through the Community Review Program. The community box unboxing experience felt premium right from the start, with a clean white box featuring the Phone (3) back design and Nothing branding. Inside the package, we also received a 100W GaN fast charger by CMF.

The variant we received comes in white with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. The manufacturing date is June 2025, and the phone feels solid and heavy, giving a truly premium impression. The design of the box is similar to previous Nothing phones, keeping a consistent identity.

As we opened the phone, the first look felt different and unique. It features a triple rear camera setup, including a periscope lens, and the design around the camera area is eye-catching. The Glyph lights have been replaced by a new Glyph Matrix system, which now supports multiple interactive tools and mini-games like stopwatch, battery indicator, and even a rock-paper-scissors game. The company them as a Glyph Toys.

The in-hand feel is excellent, with a metal frame body, and the phone includes five physical buttons, including a new Glyph button placed on the back under the glass. It comes with a transparent USB-C cable, a phone case, and a SIM ejector tool, though there’s no charger in the main box.

On the front, the device has a 6.7-inch LTPS AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The display is bright and vibrant, making it great for watching videos or using outdoors. It offers 800 nits of normal brightness, 1600 nits with High Brightness Mode (HBM), and reaches up to 4500 nits peak brightness for HDR content. It also supports HDR10+, giving users a rich and smooth viewing experience. For the first time, a Nothing phone has IP68 water and dust resistance.

Powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, the phone runs on Nothing OS 3.5 based on Android 15, and the animations and performance felt smooth during the setup. Nothing has promised 5 years of major Android updates and 7 years of security updates, making it future-ready.

The camera system includes:

• 50MP main sensor
• 50MP periscope lens with 3x zoom
• 50MP ultra-wide sensor
• 50MP selfie camera

Here are some camera samples from the Nothing Phone (3):

It supports dual SIM, eSIM, USB Type-C 2.0 port and UFS 4.0 storage. The phone has a 5500mAh battery with 65W wired charging, 15W wireless charging, and 5W reverse wireless charging support.

The official price of the Nothing Phone (3) is Rs. 80,000, but with bank offers and exchange bonuses, buyers can get it for as low as Rs. 53,000–Rs. 54,000. This is just for pre-orders.

Open sales starts on July 12 at 12 PM, likely on Flipkart.

With a fresh design, smart software features, and solid hardware, the Nothing Phone (3) looks like a true flagship experience with a different story. More videos and testing coming soon.