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TL; Dr
- The Nothing Telephone 3 is confirmed to launch “this summer time.”
- In accordance with CEO Carl Pei, it’s the corporate’s “first true flagship smartphone,” and it’ll price round $1,000.
The Nothing Telephone 3 is on its method, and yesterday, on the sidelines of Google’s Android Present, CEO Carl Pei confirmed that will probably be the corporate’s “first true flagship smartphone.” What’s additionally a primary is a near-$1,000 price ticket!
“Telephone 3 is coming this summer time, and we’re going all-in — premium supplies, main efficiency upgrades, and software program that basically ranges issues up. It’s our first true flagship smartphone. And because you’re right here, somewhat early clue on the worth — it’ll land someplace round £800,” Pei stated in a video.
For context, the Nothing Telephone 2 launched at $599 for the bottom mannequin, topping out at $799 for the best configuration. If the £800 (~$1,000) determine Pei talked about refers back to the base mannequin of the Telephone 3, that’s a significant shift away from Nothing’s earlier pricing technique, which geared toward delivering near-flagship experiences at extra reasonably priced costs.
The Telephone 1, for instance, shipped with the mid-range Snapdragon 778G Plus, an underwhelming selection for a telephone marketed as premium. The Telephone 2 was an enormous 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 Telephone 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 in regards to the Nothing Telephone 3 but, however the hype practice has formally left the station. One factor we do know is that the Nothing Telephone 3 will launch within the US, as beforehand confirmed by Pei.
