Nothing Phone (3)

Honestly, I never thought the Nothing Phone 3 was ugly. Nor did I think it was overpriced. So I bought it when it released. But half a year later...I regret it. It overheats a lot. Seriously, it has a major overheating problem. [...] Its battery is nothing to write home about. [...] The almost 7 year old phone has a better camera, better performance, and I'll find myself using it still. [...] I had hoped it would be as revolutionary as the old OnePlus before they sold their soul, but it's not worth it. Just get a Samsung or something cheaper.

I've had mine for about 6 months as well. [...] I personally always use Presets for my pictures and I think overall my snaps come out better than my wife's Pixel 10 Pro. Hers does take better natural portraits without any presets or adjustments, but hardware wise, I think the NP3 has slightly better cameras. [...] I am very much more towards minimalism on my phone though. [...]

[...] Each time I have to save the screenshot and then go to that folder to share an image. [...]

Many phones have secondry displays to be a little more functional, but end up gimmiky. This is not the case with nothing, the matrix is not a secondry displays and wasn't intended to be, it's an upgrade over the glyph interface from the older phones. It whole job is to give u important details which u might miss if u want focus and it does it really well, if u want some extra fun gimmiks then u can head to the nothing playground website where u can download more stuff the community has created, I'm telling this from experience as I own one of these and it hasn't let me down till now

[...] The camera on the Nothing Phone 3a is much better than I thought. And yes, the iPhone takes really good photos that you can zoom in on, which is a bit lacking on the Nothing Phone 3a. The software on the Nothing Phone 3a, or rather the user interface, is really very nice. [...] I would still like to mention a few things about the Nothing Phone 3a: - The device is very large, I hope for a smaller version in the 4th generation - The lack of wireless charging doesn't bother me much, but the lack of MagSafe does – it simply opens up a whole new world of accessoires I will keep both devices, cause i love them both and switch from day to day!

[...] Not only do i find i need to replace my monitor, but now my phone has charging issues. I literally cannot get it to recognise a fast-charger. I'm stuck at 5V 2.4A over USB-A Luckily EE has the Nothing Phone 3 on steep discount so I'm going to a store to see about that.

They completely lost my respect when they refused to return or exchanged my nothing phone 3a Pro when their latest update made my SIM card unusable. I bought the phone brand new from their site and they told me I fell under the "Beta purchase" they couldn't repair or replace my phone. Yeah never buying their phones again.

The essential button has been an eye opener. I like you have taken accidental screenshots but unlike you I have found it useful for sending things that I have found to myself. [...] the essentials button has been well and truly utilised. [...] I like the cameras. It was an upgrade from my old phone but the main reason I bought the phone was because even though it was classed as flagship they have now dropped the price to more midrange prices. Therefore you are getting a nearly flagship phone for a midrange price. [...]

[...] Paid almost half price. At this price it's a steel. [...] It's also not worth it's original launch price considering what you can get from Chinese brands. [...] If you have no real requirements from a phone and just need one that does everything well enough, and you see the phone 3 cheap enough, it's well worth it. [...]

The rattling sound is the OIS (optical image stabilization), because you're not using the camera app it's not activated so it rests. Then when you shake it, it makes that sound. [...] Though the sound of the rattle on your unit does sound significantly louder, while the rattles I've been hearing on the Pixel 9 Pro we're just subtle faint ones, and it didn't really made any changes to the pictures/videos he took. I also have this rattling sound but it's normal to have it especially since it's just a faint one, & I've figured out which lense it was. [...] The faint rattle on my Phone (3) continues even when I'm in the camera app, though if I switch to 3x or higher, the rattles disappears which means the OIS has been actived, & given that 3x zoom and higher uses the telephoto, it means it's the OIS of the telephoto that's making that sound. [...]

[...] Phones don’t look the same after that many updates. I’m blown away by the Nothing Phone 3 camera, and at the price I found it for — 600 euros on Amazon Prime — it’s an absolute banger. But I’m watching the Pixel 10 Pro XL videos because I’m tempted to spend a bit more and get that one just for the best speech to text on all of Android, though the price difference is still significant.

After 6 months I have a ghost image burned into my screen. Thought that was just crappy TVs that done that but nooo it's a nothing phone 3

Bought one and gets damaged after few months not fixable and no global warranty all my data gone

[...] I like the design, performance, software, and cameras. [...]

With the current price around 600 euro, it's hard to beat. I have been using it for about 5 months and it's been good. [...]

This is a great smartphone, I've been using it for 3 months, I'm fine with everything, the camera is normal, there's enough processor, nothing slows down, the design stands out. And it fits perfectly in your hand.

I had this phone for a year. I would say the only downside is the weight.

So I got a new phone about a week ago, the Nothing Phone 3. Really like it so far, but one of the big reasons I wanted to get it was to get into app development and I figured the Glyph stuff would be a fun first project. After quite a lot of issues, I finally got my first app to work!

I own a Nothing phone 2a and very glad with this brand. now this Nothing phone 3 costs 499 euros both Amazon and shops in Barcelona. I think it is really worth it and think about upgrading. [...]

After 15 years of iOS, i switched to the nothing phone 3, i got it off of amazon warehouse for about $450 , it only had its screen protector removed, it was still at cycle count 1. best decision ever, i really love this phone

My Nothing Phone 3 also heats up when I use MX Player or VLC. 😭 I can’t even watch movies properly without worrying about the phone getting hot.

1st geniune video I saw after watching 20s of videos of Indian youtuber. Completely agree with all the points as I myself have purchased this device in India last month on heavy discount 423 USD to be precise. For the amount I purchased it's a bang of the bucks.

[...] So they're only charging $300 for it lol. I got my 12 gigabyte at 200 off. [...]

I've just opened this phone today and after previously being a OnePlus addict and used to actually sell them. This phone has made me love mobile phones again. Is doesn't need all the best spec. It's very original and cool 😎 retro glyph functions. I'm so pleased

I got phone 3 12/256 @35.5K in the sale. It's a steal at that price

really tough to break into the market but I have this phone and for the price it's pretty good

I just purchased the 3 for the same price as the new 4a pro on amazon since it's on sale, I'm not sure i would've bought it at the regular 800, but for 600 it seems like a device that compromises just a little on a couple of things rather than a midrange phone that just has one or two annoying shortcomings, plus longer os support compared to buying the 4a pro even if not quite pixel level (google be pmo lately though so i'm tired of my pixel)

Has anyone else tried using a privacy screen protector? [...] It just says "clean the screen around the sensor".

I bought 512gb nothing phone 3 . This phone is not worth buying.

Essential key is quite good for screenshots. Just maybe not too close to the power button. [...]

[...] Solid performance, beautiful minimal UI. [...]

I just got the phone 3 with 16/512GB for 575 Euro in Germany. Comparded to the S25 with 512GB for around 780 Euro. And i really like the design and the OS :)

Never understood the "doesnt pull you in" part of it as its a huge phone you can not forget yii have in your pocket. If this was a 6.1" phone i would buy it the second it came out as i dont care how it looks to other people but im locked to base S series because i hate big phones. Ive got so many screens in my life that i dont want to have

I have nothing phone 3 and I have better experience than s23ultra and some vivo phones.

I switched from IP12pro to the NP3 Got it for 612 swiss franks with the Nothing headphone 1s Love it

The camera system alongwith the red recording light together on phone 3 looks like a panda 🐼 to me 😅 also here in India it's available for $400 (Rs.35000-36000) on sale for which it is an extremely good buy.

[...] I've even made my own notification icons for the circular led display. [...]

[...] I agree with you on all the good and bad points except for the battery life. I've had no issue and it was hard for me to go down to 30-40% at the end of the day. Maybe it's just me not using my phone much, but I was surprised that you had to charge at 8pm! [...]

The best review of phone which showcase the productivity of phone and actually changes the way I use my NP

You helped me finally comit to buy it. It does exactly what I would get it for, the cons aren't big for me, and I got it on a deal. [...]

The SD 8s gen 4 chip is better than SD 8 Gen 3 in performance CPU nand GPU. [...] I like the Nothing Phone 3, chose it over OnePlus 15 , Pixel 10 Pro XL and iPhone 17 Pro Max Battery is amazing, I have a hard time draining it.

[...] I've had the NP 1 & 2 and both times I was offered a deal that I couldn't pass up. So I got rid of them 🤦 And just like when I got rid of my NP 1 I really missed it so I got to NP 2 sure enough I really missed that device too😢 so I'll probably pull the trigger on the NP 4. [...]

Gonna pay off my phone which is a Nothing Phone 3 and sell it and go back to Samsung, honestly not enjoying this phone much.

My current fav thing about my Nothing Phone 3 is how the glyph matrix shows the position of the Sun with the 2 hemisphere—just by looking at the back of my phone I can make out what sign is rising and map the rest of the chart in my mind hehe

I got a new phone with a cool programmable display. the Nothing Phone 3, so I am making a dice for it. [...]

Changed my phone to a Nothing Phone 3 and got their earbuds as well. After years with subpar or faulty phones it feels good to have decent ones for a change lol.

I bought it a week ago. I was interested in buying nothing 4 pro but nothing 3 was 11k less than 4 pro So i bought it , best choice i made

I currently have the nothing phone 2, considering upgrading, though im struggling to reason why I need to as the 2 does everything and the battery is fine, but the look and processor makes me want to overlook the 3. Maybe the 4a pro is better? Oh a big bug bare for me on the 2 is the keyboard not showing quite a bit and for some reason when I swipe sometimes it catches the brightness and dims to nothing which is really annoying but I’ve always loved how different they look ( I have the 1 as well and its still in mint condition), they feel collectible to me.

I bought it on sale and it's like Python in programming languages. [...] I must admit that the launching price was ridiculous. [...]

I have the Noting Phone 3a Pro and the ratiling sound is like this from the first day. I think it is the telephoto camera. [...]