The Nothing Phone (3) is said to be the brand’s first “true” flagship, but it’ll be missing at least one flagship spec, as the company has just announced that it will forgo the use of Snapdragon 8 Elite and instead use the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset.
In a post on Twitter/X as well as its “Nothing Community” forums – and a 40-minute video on YouTube – Nothing has confirmed that Phone (3) will be adopting the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset.
The exact reason why Nothing Phone (3) will be using Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 instead of Snapdragon 8 Elite isn’t mentioned, but he notes that it’s the first time Nothing is using a current-generation chipset.
Advertisement – scroll for more content This time we’re going to use a very new chip from this year, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.
This time everything else also got much better, so we needed an even stronger chip to drive it.
The company recently announced that it will be using the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset instead of the Snapdragon 8 Elite, so the Nothing Phone (3), which is supposedly the brand’s first “real” flagship, will be lacking at least one flagship specification.
Nothing has stated that Phone (3) will be implementing the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset in a post on Twitter/X, its “Nothing Community” forums, and a 40-minute YouTube video. This is the “most advanced processor in a Nothing smartphone to date,” according to the company. “”.
After calling Phone (3) the company’s first “real flagship,” Carl Pei clarifies in the video.
We truly need to surpass our previous flagship, so it will be 36% faster on the CPU, 88% more powerful on the GPU, and 60% more powerful on the NPU than Phone (2). However, it will feel much snappier in real life.
He points out that this is the first time Nothing is using a current-generation chipset, but he doesn’t specify why the Nothing Phone (3) will use the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 rather than the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
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The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is a brand-new chip from this year that we will be using this time. We are utilizing a current-year chipset for the first time.
He adds that the company has previously used “balance” as a justification for chip selection, but this time around, “balance” comes because “everything else has gotten a lot better.”. “”.
Our goal was to provide a well-rounded experience. We required a more powerful chip to power it because everything else improved significantly this time as well. Since people will use these products for extended periods of time each day, our goal is to create a comprehensive experience.
Pei added that delivering Nothing’s “latest and greatest ideas” is the main goal of creating a flagship in the first place. “.”.
The announcement of Nothing Phone (3) is scheduled for July 1.
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In the US, Nothing Phone (3) will be offered with carrier support.
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