When Nothing unveiled the Phone 3 in London earlier this week, the UK start-up declared that this wouldn’t be another mid‑tier experiment – it was the company’s first “true flagship” smartphone. Sporting a 6.67‑inch flexible AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 silicon, and its bold Glyph Matrix LED system, Phone 3 is poised to take on the Galaxy S25 and iPhone 16 at their own game. But for buyers in India, Nothing has sweetened the deal with an even bigger battery: 5,500mAh, up from the global 5,150mAh pack, all while keeping the 65W wired and 15W wireless charging unchanged.

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Nothing’s signature transparent aesthetic returns, this time with ultrathin 1.87 mm bezels and peak brightness of 4,500 nits. The back is anchored by a grid of 489 Glyph Matrix LEDs that light up for notifications, charging status, and even little micro‑games like “Spin the Bottle.” With its scattershot triple‑camera array – a 50MP main, 50MP telephoto, and 50MP ultra‑wide – Nothing turns function into form, giving Phone 3 a personality all its own.

Under the hood, the Phone 3 packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, an 8‑core CPU clocking up to 3.21GHz backed by an Adreno 825 GPU. It’s a modest step up from flagship silicon, but Nothing insists it’s more than capable of powering high‑refresh‑rate gaming, advanced AI camera tricks, and the latest Android 15‑based Nothing OS 3.5 (with OS 4.0 on the horizon).

Globally, Phone 3 ships with a 5,150mAh silicon‑carbon anode battery – already a leap over the Phone 2’s 4,700mAh cell. Yet for India, Nothing has bumped capacity to 5,500mAh, delivering roughly 7% more juice without altering the charging speeds: 65W wired fast‑charge and 15W wireless. The upgrade is likely tied to regional battery transport regulations, but for users, it translates to extra screen‑on hours and peace of mind on long days.

On the imaging front, the tri‑50MP setup tackles everything from wide‑angle landscapes to 3× optical zoom telephoto shots, with 4K/60 fps video on all sensors – including the 50MP selfie cam. Nothing’s OS brings AI‑powered “Flip to Record” audio summaries, Glyph‑triggered “Glyph Toys” games, and a promise of five years of major OS updates plus seven years of security patches.

In India, the Phone 3 12 GB/256 GB variant is priced at ₹79,999, with the 16 GB/512 GB model at ₹89,999 as an early‑bird launch offer; post‑offer prices rise to ₹84,999 and ₹94,999 respectively. Pre‑orders begin July 4th, with first sales kicking off July 15th.

Nothing Phone 3 stakes its claim as a genuine flagship in India, where battery life and value‑added offers carry extra weight. By boosting battery capacity specifically for the market and matching specs with its global sibling, Nothing signals that it’s no longer content to disrupt – it wants to dominate. Whether Phone 3 can unseat the Galaxy S25 or iPhone 16 remains to be seen, but one thing’s clear: India’s smartphone buyers just got a whole lot more power in their pockets.