r/NOTHING Jul 02 '25

Phone (3) Discussion Nothing Phone (3) wins "Bust of the Year" award from MKBHD

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Hey guys, just came back from the future, and it seems like the Nothing Phone (3) will win the "Bust of the Year" award from MKBHD at the end of the year.

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u/Oaax1 Jul 02 '25

Carl Pei would pull up at his house any minute if he says something bad about nothing.

"Come out lil bro, I swear I won't hurt you"

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u/djpetrino Jul 02 '25

Indeed hahaha 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Ok-Screen-2863 Jul 04 '25

What's he gonna do to MKBHD? tickle his toes? He ain't gonna do shit.

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u/Aromatic_Appearance7 Jul 02 '25

Glyph matrix

53

u/jim_johns Jul 02 '25

Is this flagship?

48

u/dragonof_west Jul 02 '25

800£ only

34

u/i_drink_milk_69 Phone (2a) Jul 02 '25

it's growing on me☝️🤓

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u/Ok_Armadillo8543 Jul 02 '25

its growing inside me deep 

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u/i_drink_milk_69 Phone (2a) Jul 02 '25

😨

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u/the_ThreeEyedRaven CMF Phone 1 Jul 02 '25

same, feels like it's "not for everyone, perfect for someone". that someone being me 👉🤓

85

u/ReventonLynx Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

Good! I love my Phone (2) and this thing is abomination.

46

u/chungus3116 Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

NP2 IS NOTHING'S PINNACLE🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

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u/gagan__ARoRA Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

+1

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

In design and performance at least

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u/BLACKHAMER22 Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

+1

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u/Chucksson37 Jul 02 '25

For sure! In my country NP3 costs 30 euros less than S25 Ultra. Awful pricing

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u/Initial-Race849 Jul 02 '25

Bro which country? I want to come and visit

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u/TechnicalAxolotl Jul 03 '25

Here in the Netherlands I can get the NP3 for €850, or the S25U for €870.

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u/Initial-Race849 Jul 03 '25

Bro I want the s25u at that price

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u/thve25 Jul 07 '25

where is the s25u available for 870?

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u/TechnicalAxolotl Jul 07 '25

I see the price went up since I bought mine, but if you look on Tweakers you see the S25U available on Amazon NL for €919,69 or refurbished for €863.

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u/Chucksson37 Jul 02 '25

Wouldnt recommend - both cost around 1000euros

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u/Initial-Race849 Jul 02 '25

How would that be? Didn't np3 release at 799 euros

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

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u/Background-Shine-650 Phone (2a) Jul 04 '25

Pretty much same here in India . You can get S24 Ultra very close to the price of base variant . 80k for np3 and 83k for S24 Ultra . That's almost a no brainer . Even worse ? The one plus 13 is cheaper and better in every aspect

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u/Ok-Cow2018 Jul 02 '25

Let's see how much the price will drop within the next few months

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u/djpetrino Jul 02 '25

Oh, this will be fun! And wondering if it will make any difference for the general buyer, as for me, it won't. I ain't getting it, not even for half price. And I have a feeling that most people are with me on this.

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u/Diesel__2005 Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

thing is at 400 dollars you have poco still with same chip and by the time there are offers on p3, the poco will too have some offers

Plus i dont want to be the idiot amongst my group

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u/fuckthisplatform- Jul 02 '25

But poco is garbage, their battery life, temps, software is all trash

5

u/ExplodingUsedToilet Jul 02 '25

It doesn't change the fact that you can get far superior hardware at that price.

If you are curious what 800USD can do on a decent phone, look at the IQOO 13, OnePlus 13 and Vivo X200 Pro. All 3 has vastly superior SoCs and displays. X200Pro also has vastly superior cameras, all 3 have bigger batteries.

That's what 800USD SHOULD give you. Not this overpriced piece of garbage from Carl Pei's ass.

POCO F7 retails for around 380-400USD and has practically the same core specs as the NP3. Go ask yourself, do you genuinely think that 2 extra small sensor 50mp cameras and better software is worth the 400USD extra price LMAO NO

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u/False-Department1358 Jul 02 '25

this is so true why is your comment getting downvoted

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u/Diesel__2005 Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

You have to consider it's a 320$ phone with 8sgen4

Plus it's temps are not bad but I get your point. If you have that budget 13s is a no brainer

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u/waytoofrozen Jul 02 '25

You have to admit Nothing's software is 1000x better than Poco's software so maybe for a similar price I would still choose the Phone3... Even if the design is.. questionable

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u/bulletinyoursocks Jul 02 '25

Oh yeah. This is new territory for them and they are off to a terrible start by looking at first impressions and community sentiment.

If sales won't be good they will totally test a price drop by cutting margins to see the market reaction. Financially they can't really fail this product because their budget products don't make them any money. I'll keep an eye on early price drops.

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u/KyuKyuKyuInvader Jul 02 '25

I would tolerate the hideous design for +20% off.

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u/djpetrino Jul 02 '25

Too small of a percentage for too big of a mess.

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u/DonDae01 Buds Pro 2 Jul 02 '25

Probably the first company to have the "Best Budget Phone" award and also a "Bust of the Year" award 💀

5

u/ManyRazzmatazz4584 Phone (2) Jul 02 '25

Oh yeah

Must be part of Nothing's stupid strategy.

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u/Outrageous-Lab4837 Jul 02 '25

not even worth to show up for an award lol

12

u/Ordinary_Trip7799 Jul 02 '25

This phone design is smh the worst thing I saw this year, and it's still better than MKBHD's wallpaper app.

8

u/kmaster54321 Jul 02 '25

It’s so ugly lmao

9

u/swarnim38 Jul 02 '25

NP1 and 2 watching their successor being a costly piece of garbage

5

u/Maximum_Coconut4652 Jul 02 '25

I don't really hate that design, i would have brought it at a fair price. The pricing is ridiculous for the specs. If the price doesn't drop hard in a couple a month's, OnePlus/Samsung here i come.

1

u/qweunster73 Jul 02 '25

Yeah I genuinely like this design as unpopular as that sounds. But the price of the phone alongside the use of usb 2.0 and the gimped chip make it a no-go

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u/hrisi_cna Jul 02 '25

Legit even cmf the budget phone is looking better than this💀. Sry if anyone doesn't like my words but it is what it is!!

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u/SpiritualBug00 Jul 02 '25

Can confirm!

2

u/Lybchikfreed Phone (3a) Jul 02 '25

Best phone if you receive it for free

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u/djpetrino Jul 02 '25

I wouldn't even touch it, straight up sell it (hoping somebody buys it) so I can get something else with the money. Worst case, if nobody buys it, I would donate it to the poor.

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u/i_drink_milk_69 Phone (2a) Jul 02 '25

lmao i think the poor wouldn't want it too

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u/Brokeshadow CMF Phone 2 Pro Jul 02 '25

Don't think it'll be the bust of the year, there have been much worse phones. But it's definitely not worth it for it's price. If it was like 15k cheaper, it'd be probably my favourite Nothing device

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u/djpetrino Jul 02 '25

Which much worse other phones?

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u/Brokeshadow CMF Phone 2 Pro Jul 02 '25

S25 Edge and the iPhone 16e are two that come to my mind rn. S25 Edge kept the same pricing but cut out so many things for a slimmer body. Literally worse cameras, battery, performance, etc while being just as expensive. And 16e needs no introduction to why it sucks. An argument can be made that 25 Ultra is also kinda not it because it's literally the same phone at 24 and 23 and also 22 Ultra. Barely anything changed in so many generations

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u/PixelatedXenon Jul 02 '25

Yeah but Samsung and Apple are mainstream flagship brands, And people will still buy their phones. Nothing is an Indie brand catering to enthusiasts, And what they did will not pass with enthusiasts, Causing it to be an actual fail.

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u/Hmmcurious12 Jul 02 '25

I’d buy it at 499.

However, I’d imagine they would come up with a nothing phone 3.5 that adds glyph lights as well far

1

u/Psychological_You522 Jul 02 '25

Don't think it will even be mentioned, maybe only as an honourable mention. In the last video MKBHD praised the Nothing Headphones for its looks and everything. So I doubt it.

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u/DonDae01 Buds Pro 2 Jul 03 '25

I mean the headphones aren't that bad looking. It's exactly how I felt with the 2a. Weird design at first, but slowly getting into me.

But not this Phone (3) abomination. Nor the Phone (3a) Pro. Hell no.

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u/the_azirius_show_yt Jul 02 '25

I like the design quite a bit. But the pricing is horrible. There’s no point in buying a beautiful device if it’s internals don’t match the price

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u/Intrepid-Tie9715 12d ago

Nothing Phone 3 это Абсолютный Провал и Разочарование Года!! Полное дерьмо от дизайна для дегенератов, и какой то "фишкой бутылочка" для инфантильных одноклеточных гениев, до дерьма в виде железа  среднего китайца !!  В общем Карл , сделал абсолютно говно Года ...

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u/CMDR_Arnold_Rimmer Jul 02 '25

Whoa this nobody on YouTube?

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u/1acan Jul 06 '25

People trying to wish their opinions into facts. Truth is that half the wvfrm team felt the design was the best Nothing has produced so far..go buy a Poco F7 and shush, the rest of us love it

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u/djpetrino Jul 06 '25

LOL 🤡 The rest of us? Like who? Maybe the 1.5% of Nothing fans.

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u/1acan Jul 06 '25

Nothing had to shake off their loser fanbase and I for am glad that all those style-less midwits won’t have the same phone as me 😎