Nothing Phone (3) Leaks Round-up

Few companies have made as much noise, in as little time, as Carl Pei’s Nothing. With the Phone (1) and Phone (2) it carved a niche for see-through chic and playful lighting. Now, days before 1 July, the rumour mill is in overdrive – and we’ve pieced together every credible titbit for an early look at the Nothing Phone (3).

A design that’s sure to divide opinions

Transparent back, take three. The leaked Android Headlines renders stick to Nothing’s semi-translucent formula but tweak the recipe: gone is the full-width Glyph light show. In its place sits a small “Glyph Matrix” in the top-right corner – think mini equaliser meets notification beacon.
Camera chaos (or creativity?). Instead of a neat triangle, the rear array shows two lenses in line and a third awkwardly offset above them. Some will call it distinctive; others will reach for a spirit level.
Colours on the cards. Expect the usual white and black, plus a rumoured blue option for extra flair.

Nothing Phone (3) design leak

Under the hood: Snapdragon speed and plenty of memory

Benchmark sleuths have spotted the Phone (3) – model, naturally, A065 – running Geekbench 6.4.0:

Nothing Phone 3	Detail	Why it matters
Chipset	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (octa-core, 3.21 GHz prime)	Second-tier flagship silicon: not quite 8 Gen 3 Elite, but a leap ahead of 8+ Gen 1.
Geekbench scores	2,076 single-core / 6,577 multi-core	Nips at the Poco F7’s heels – solid proof it’s no slouch.
RAM	16 GB (up from 12 GB in Phone 2)	Multitasking head-room for days.
OS	Nothing OS 3 built on Android 15	Pei hints at UX polish over raw horsepower.

The camera story: 50 MP x 3?

Nothing itself teased a 50 MP periscope telephoto lens – matching one of the misaligned circles in those renders. Rumour has it the main and ultrawide sensors also land at 50 MP, keeping things consistent even if the layout isn’t.

Question for the design team: did your ruler snap, or is asymmetry the new black?

Battery, charging and screen

5,150 mAh battery – a small bump over last year.
100 W wired charging and 15 W wireless for speedy top-ups.
6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display – expect the same 120 Hz smoothness, though the leaks don’t spell it out.

Mark your calendar

Nothing pulls back the curtain on Monday, 1 July at 18:00 BST (13:00 ET / 10:00 PT). Expect the Phone (3) to share the stage with the brand-new translucent Headphone (1) over-ear cans.

Should you care?

If you’ve always fancied a light-show phone, the shrunk-down Glyph Matrix might feel like a downgrade. On the flip-side, the combination of flagship-adjacent silicon, a roomy 16 GB of RAM and that eye-catching design could hit a sweet spot for value-hunters who prefer personality over benchmark bragging rights.

Either way, one thing’s certain: on 1 July we’ll find out whether Nothing’s off-kilter camera cluster is brilliant or bonkers. Stay tuned – we’ll have the full verdict once the confetti settles.