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- Nothing like two new phones and a pair of headphones were unveiled.
- Highlights of the phone include the glyph interface, colors and camera.
- Phone 4a is not available in the US. The phone is 4a pro.
There was a lot of commotion regarding Nothing on Thursday morning. The London-based tech company unveiled its much-awaited lineup of products, which includes the Phone 4A, Phone 4A Pro, and Headphones (A).
It’s been a busy week of tech announcements. The week started with a breakout at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where a host of smartphone and mobile device companies gathered to show off their latest technologies. On Wednesday, Apple announced its cheapest laptop ever, along with previous announcements of the budget iPhone 17e, new MacBooks, and the new iPad Air.
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Before Thursday, Nothing was promoting its product launch as an anti-Apple event. Even Nothing CEO Carl Pei posted a written version of Apple’s March 4 invitation to X to promote the event.
The latest series of the Nothing phone family brings stunning colors and designs, camera updates, Nothing’s thinnest phone ever, and more thoughtful AI. What’s new here.
What’s new in Nothing Phone 4a?
The Nothing Phone 4A is the base model phone of the 4A series and comes in four attractive colors: black, white, blue and pink. Color and design are core to the Nothing brand, as the company often creates unconventional and modern headphone and mobile designs that showcase the interior of the product through a transparent finish. The 4a has a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, which Nothing says is twice as protective as the previous generation Gorilla Glass.
The device also features a redesigned Glyph Bar, a flashing light on the back of the phone that can be customized to prompt various information and indicate that a photo or video is being taken. Now, there’s nothing users can do without looking at the Glyph bar to check the progress of their timers or charging status, get NFC feedback, receive live or urgent notifications, and use the camera’s countdown feature.
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The camera system of the base model includes a 50MP 3.5x OIS periscope lens, a 50MP OIS main sensor, a Sony ultra-wide, and a 32MP wide-angle selfie camera. The camera can zoom up to 70x. Nothing says that a camera system is ideal for vivid portrait photography.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips power the Phone 4a series, with the Phone 4a featuring a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip. This chip provides slightly faster performance and power efficiency to the base device.
What’s new in Nothing Phone 4A Pro
The Phone 4a Pro, the premium phone of the lineup, features a precisely crafted metal unibody design, not to mention that it also helps with cooling. The Phone 4A Pro is available in black, silver and pink colors. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 powers the Phone 4A Pro, delivering significantly faster performance, graphics and AI capabilities.
The phone ditches the glyph bar for a Glyph Matrix, a circle on the back of the phone with 137 mini-LEDs that display battery, timer, clock, and more. This visual language on the back of the phone is what Nothing calls its glyph interface. This feature is meant to easily grab the phone user’s attention without having to constantly check the screen. Nothing Phone 4A Pro users can also customize their own glyph matrix display to include favorite contacts, app notifications or calls.
With the Sony LYT700c large-sized OIS main camera system and 50MP 3.5x OIS telephoto periscope lens, this phone’s camera can blow away the competition. And let’s focus on the zoom of the Phone 4a Pro, which offers up to 140x zoom. For reference, Google’s latest Pixel 10 Pro can zoom up to 100x. Of course, with such capabilities the final image quality is a big question, so we’ll have to see how well nothing processes the details.
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The device features a 6.83-inch AMOLED display, and at 7.95mm thin, the Nothing Phone 4a Pro is the company’s thinnest phone to date.
While the Phone 4a is not available in the US, the Phone 4a Pro is available for $499 for 8GB and $599 for 12GB. Pre-orders start from March 13th And the sale opened on 27 March.
What’s new in headphones (A)
Nothing’s new headphones come in four creative colors, and look similar to the headphones (1). Superior audio, comfort, and some hands-free camera capture capabilities underpin the headphones (1).
The device includes a new feature through one of its mechanical buttons. You can take photos hands-free by simply pressing the button. This feature is a smart move on Nothing’s part, as it makes it easier to take photos with headphones.
Let’s say you’re taking selfies or outfit photos with headphones: They become both an accessory (thanks to their fashion-forward design) and a tool for taking and sharing photos. This ability is a smart marketing technique.
Headphones (A) retail for $199 And are available in all markets. They come in white, black, pink and yellow.
