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TL;DR
- The Nothing Cellphone 3 is confirmed to launch “this summer season.”
- In accordance with CEO Carl Pei, it’s the corporate’s “first true flagship smartphone,” and it’ll value round $1,000.
The Nothing Cellphone 3 is on its manner, and yesterday, on the sidelines of Google’s Android Present, CEO Carl Pei confirmed that it will likely be the corporate’s “first true flagship smartphone.” What’s additionally a primary is a near-$1,000 price ticket!
“Cellphone 3 is coming this summer season, and we’re going all-in — premium supplies, main efficiency upgrades, and software program that actually ranges issues up. It’s our first true flagship smartphone. And because you’re right here, slightly early clue on the value — it’ll land someplace round £800,” Pei stated in a video.
For context, the Nothing Cellphone 2 launched at $599 for the bottom mannequin, topping out at $799 for the very best configuration. If the £800 (~$1,000) determine Pei talked about refers back to the base mannequin of the Cellphone 3, that’s a significant shift away from Nothing’s earlier pricing technique, which aimed toward delivering near-flagship experiences at extra reasonably priced costs.
The Cellphone 1, for instance, shipped with the mid-range Snapdragon 778G Plus, an underwhelming selection for a cellphone marketed as premium. The Cellphone 2 was a giant step up, packing the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Whereas that chip wasn’t absolutely the newest at launch, it introduced an enormous leap in efficiency and helped Nothing higher justify its “flagship killer” label.
Now, with the Cellphone 3 being positioned as a “true flagship,” we wouldn’t be shocked to see it launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
We don’t have many concrete particulars concerning the Nothing Cellphone 3 but, however the hype practice has formally left the station. One factor we do know is that the Nothing Cellphone 3 will launch within the US, as beforehand confirmed by Pei.
