I would like to a series of different things added to Phone 3 to make it more in line with the competition.
I think the number one thing is a 50MP telephoto camera as I personally care more about a 3X zoom than an ultrawide camera, but I would like to have the option of choosing all three in case any scenario arises where I need them individually. In terms of glyph design, I think a design closer to phone one for the cameras paired with a semicircle around the third lens would look best if Phone 3 took a iPhone Pro style approach to its camera design. However I also think that a raindrop style triple camera setup would look great too. Essentially what we have currently with one camera directly under making three. I do understand that this would be much more difficult with the current glyph language that the phone’s adopt though as there’s no space to put it in this particular layout unless you move everything down or split the glyphs up even more but it’s definitely doable. I think both layouts look great. They should also work on their algorithm a little bit more. It’s gotten a lot better with Phone 2, but it could be exceptional with Phone 3!
I would also like to see a mute switch similar to the way Apple used to do it before incorporating the action button. Since NothingOS now has In action button in the form of double clicking the power button to do different tasks, I would love to see a classic mute switch but maybe one that’s done in a different fashion. Maybe a different shape such as circular that slides downwards instead of left and right like Apple did it. This would be positioned perfectly above the power button where our thumb rests. It’s a future I’ve always wanted to see on Android phones other than OnePlus and the occasional Vivo device.
I would also like to see more beefed up specs. I don’t mind nothing’s current philosophy of picking a 1-year-old tried and proven top of the line chipset that’s both powerful and efficient, therefore I wouldn’t mind seeing a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 paired with a 5,000 mAh battery, capable of 65W fast charging to pair with the new CMF GAN Charger, and a 1080p 144 Hz display capable of producing brightness levels of up to 2000-2500 nits. 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage is perfect again and I wouldn’t want to see pricing go any higher than 699 dollars USD, with the top model being 799 Dollars USD. I think nothing should hit a price wall soon, as I don’t think I would spend more than 900 tops even if it used an 8 Gen 3. I would much rather have nothing to do as much as they can with $799 for Phone 4 onwards and keep the price point consistent at all times unless they launch a Pro model that has slightly beefed up specs.
Other than that though I think I just want to see even more of their design language seep into Nothing OS. I’d like to see that gallery app that they’re making as well as even more apps such as a calendar or calculator replace Google’s, with even more widgets to really flesh out the OS. I love their black / white on red design language.
Overall I’m really excited to see what Phone 3 has to offer and can’t wait to purchase it this coming summer!
