Nothing Phone (3a) Review: a Cool Phone for People Who Want to Save Money

Nothing Phone (3a/(3a) Pro has light-up LEDs on the back and a see-through chassis.

Both run Qualcomm chips and feature telephoto lenses, a nice touch at this sub-$500 price point.

AMOLED display is nice and bright for the price, with a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz .

It's been a while since we’ve had our hands on a Nothing device, but the Nothing Phone is still cool-looking.

The Nothing Phone (3a/(3a) Pro’s stereo speakers are bass-forward, making blasting music at a high volume almost as immersive as doing it from a full-stack Bluetooth speaker.

Both devices offer Face Unlock and an in-screen Fingerprint Unlock as biometric security options.

Nothing is one of the few companies still holding out for some semblance of the status quo.

The Nothing Phone ( 3a ) and Nothing Phone ( 3a ) Pro might also be a welcome respite from how Google and Samsung have joined forces to pursue Gemini AI . There is no Gemini forced onto these phones, though Nothing appears to be toying with some idea of integrated artificial intelligence. At the very least, this latest generation of see-through smartphones isn’t asking you to make giant sacrifices in pursuit of something else..