Nothing Phone 3a May Come With Significant Upgrades to SoC and Camera

Information about Nothing 's next mid-range series , the Phone 3a and 3a Plus, has been revealed through code analysis in the latest Nothing OS 3.0 beta. The Android Authority team reports that Nothing could want to make some major changes by completely changing the SoCs that power its mid-range devices.

Looking at the latest Nothing OS 3.0 beta, Aamir Siddiqui notes that there are three codenames: asteroids, asteroids_plus, and galaga. He suggests that these could be codenames for the Nothing 3a, 3a Plus, and CMF Phone 2.

The Nothing phones could arrive with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, while the CMF Phone 2 could use an unidentified MediaTek SoC. It also looks like the camera hardware on the upcoming phones could also be improved, as the Nothing 3a could come with a telephoto lens, while the Phone 3a Plus could feature a periscope zoom camera.

Another piece of information is that the next phones from Nothing could arrive with eSim support. While this is not a big deal, there is the added convenience of being able to buy a SIM on the go without having to go to a store. If there is a physical SIM card slot on the phone, it also opens up the possibility of using multiple SIMs at the same time.

Because this is information extracted from the code, there is a possibility that some of it may not reflect reality when the smartphones are released. Previously, Nothing and CMF designer Lucy Burley revealed that a secret product is in development, due to be unveiled in the spring of 2025. It is likely one of three new smartphones.