Goodbye, Nothing Phone (3) 👋 — 10 Months of “Innovation”

mupparapu_pramodkumar

Goodbye, Nothing Phone (3) 👋 — 10 Months of “Innovation”

I purchased the Nothing Phone (3) around 10 months ago, and honestly, it has been one of the worst smartphone experiences I’ve ever had.

Over these 10 months, we have faced so many bugs and issues that we actually had to collectively document them and post them in the Nothing Community. We also tried reaching out individually multiple times.

And the response?

“It has been shared with the relevant team.”
“The team is looking into it.”
“We’ll keep you updated.”

At this point, I’m genuinely curious:

How many years does it take to fix a bug? 😌

Every time I open Nothing’s posts, I see something about innovation, new features, magic, design, and what’s coming next.

Innovation is great. Magic is great.

But maybe, just maybe, fixing the existing problems should come first?

Users aren’t asking for magic anymore.
We aren’t asking for another fancy feature.

We are literally begging for bug fixes.

The problems I’ve personally had:

Screen ghosting
Green tint in dark scenes
Heating issues
Phone getting extremely hot even while watching YouTube and Instagram
The device sometimes becomes so hot that it’s genuinely uncomfortable to hold
Bugs that have been reported repeatedly but still remain unresolved

And these aren’t some tiny cosmetic issues that we can simply ignore.

This is a flagship phone that I paid my hard-earned money for.

Whenever someone asked me for my honest opinion about the Nothing Phone (3), I had to be honest:

I never recommended it.

In fact, even when someone was willing to buy one, I actually tried to convince them not to buy it.

That says everything about my experience.

And finally… I’m done.

I recently bought an iPhone 17 Pro Max and exchanged my Nothing Phone (3).

The funniest part?

The Nothing Phone (3) wasn’t even valued at one-fourth of what I originally paid for it.

After spending so much money, dealing with so many bugs, reporting them repeatedly, waiting for fixes, and hearing the same “relevant team” response over and over again…

This is where my Nothing journey ends.

I will never recommend this brand again.

To everyone who is still suffering with these issues:

Please don’t keep your hopes too high.

If the same problems have been reported for months and still haven’t been properly addressed, maybe it’s time to stop waiting for that magical update.

Sometimes the best update is simply:

“Goodbye, Nothing.” 👋

Leaving a brand you once believed in is difficult.

But honestly?

After 10 months of frustration, saying goodbye feels surprisingly good. 😌

Goodbye, Nothing community.
Goodbye, Phone (3).

Thanks for the memories… and the bugs. 🫡

Sirius_EU

mupparapu_pramodkumar I recently bought an iPhone 17 Pro Max and exchanged my Nothing Phone (3).

I just want to express an opinion from a purely technological standpoint, therefore setting aside Nothing’s current issues or the N Phone 3 issues.

With an iPhone 17 Pro Max, it’s easy to outperform not only the N Phone 3, but also around 90% of today’s Android phones on the market. 😅

(excluding the “true” flagships each brand offers that can genuinely compete with the iPhone)

UpawNothing

mupparapu_pramodkumar Good luck with the iPhone, I could buy one too but I won’t, I am one of the very few who love my NP3. I had an iPhone 13 mini once and eventually returned to Android, I found iOS to be quite boring. I also have an Honor Magic V5 and if I was forced to change from my NP3 would buy the Honor Magic 8 Pro.

karthick784v

mupparapu_pramodkumar Finally, you got a good phone, built like a solid brick. It would probably last through World War III. It would outperform the Nothing Phone (3) in almost every aspect, especially optimization, but not in multitasking and sideloading.

grepGander

mupparapu_pramodkumar We paid for a product. We are simply asking for the quality and support that was promised.

Among the issues you experienced (I will ignore the “bugs” part, because it makes no sense to just say “bugs” and leave it at that), everything was well documented in all existing relevant reviews. Heat, for example:

(that is barely any warmer than other phones of the same calibre, btw)

So you saw that, shrugged, and still bought the Phone (3), only to be surprised that all the issues mentioned in all those reviews are really there. Either you intentionally bought the phone knowing this, or you chose to go in completely blind and purchase it without doing a single bit of basic research. In both ways that’s on you. You know that saying “vote with your wallet”? Well, vote with your wallet. Buying a phone that is known from the start to be somewhat problematic is really on you. Just like it’s on you to ignore “minefield” warnings only to walk straight into one and then blame everyone else but yourself.

Edit: Just noticed this:

mupparapu_pramodkumar After 10 months of frustration, saying goodbye feels surprisingly good. 😌

So yeah, 10 months… Decently after pretty much all the Phone (3) reviews are out there, it really was your own choice to ignore them and make a fully blind purchase 🤷‍♂️

Yankee_212

Okay. See you when the Phone (4) drops. 👋

BuggedOff

Yankee_212 No… no you won’t 😂 #DeluluCult

Orion_7u-op

True bro the suffering is real for people with phone 3 and for other model users to and I badly hope that they fix the existing issues on all their models but some people will still defend and say buy a new phone if you have this much problem

hauntedwolf

Lucky and good for you bro. Enjoy the premium…♥️

I am done. Just using a Android phone. That’s it. Nothing. Just fed up with thier so called innovation and simplicity.

malutki7

One less whiner 👍🏻

lolifnotely🇮🇱

malutki7 This isn’t just whining. If you had to deal with these bugs too, you’d probably throw this phone away by now. People seriously don’t understand how frustrating it is to put up with these heating issues for six months+ straight. And it’s not just the heat — it causes slower charging and faster battery degradation too.

On top of that, we’ve got the camera performance getting worse, the green screen issue, and plenty of other bugs that are supposedly being “worked on” or “looked into”, but nothing actually seems to happen. Months go by, the same issues are still there, and we’re basically just told to wait.

One year of this is ridiculous.

DenkLaut

malutki7 Why “whiner”? I’ve owned every model since the first Nothing Phone, and I completely agree with the criticism. The Nothing Phone 3 causes no end of trouble and generates enormous heat, which has permanently damaged the battery.

On top of that, taking portraits in low-light scenes is an absolute disaster.

Im very disappointed with the Nothing Phone 3 and hope the Nothing Phone 4 comes out soon.

The Nothing Phone 3 has so many bugs that simply haven’t been fixed for months that, as a Nothing Phone 3 owner, you really feel like you deserve some compensation.

JohnnyBravado

lolifnotely🇮🇱 I’ve got the (3a) and I too have the green screen and heating issues. I used my phone for a teams meeting today and it got so hot I had to put it down. I had a Samsung note 10+ 5g before this (a phone from 2016) and I never had an issue with heat during a teams meeting.

I still love the phone, but the heat problem is real.

ca11mejp

Sirius_EU True. But Nothing phone 3 is priced near Samsung Galaxy S24 ultra and the ultra is far better choice than this. And they claimed it to be flagship.

UpawNothing

ca11mejp You are not comparing like with like. A proper comparison would be the S25 with NP3 both categorised as flagship phones and released around the same time. My advice to all who are disappointed with their purchase of the NP3 to purchase a phone from a different brand going forward like the OP has done.

hewlettpackardbuckethat

UpawNothing +1 to this. Nobody is forcing you to use a Nothing phone if it doesn’t fit your needs as a user. You’re missing out on, what, a ChatGPT Voice shortcut and auto low lag mode on Nothing audio products? Is that really so big of a deal that you’d need to marry yourself to the brand?

I think the only thing worse is when people suggest that Nothing should focus less on the design and more on the specs, because of course a company whose whole thing is design first & specs second shouldn’t be so concerned about design.

hauntedwolf

hewlettpackardbuckethat

It’s quite disrespectful to put it that way. This isn’t about forcing anything; it’s about disappointment. When something is wrong, we should have the courage to acknowledge that it’s wrong. Blind or die hard fandom shouldn’t become a reason to ignore genuine issues or let them get buried. Being a fan doesn’t mean we have to defend everything blindly.

Uswer14565

mupparapu_pramodkumar

Uswer14565 Can you get the same statement from the Nothing team themselves? I’d genuinely like to see it.

People invested their hard-earned money based on the promises and expectations set by Nothing. When those promised features or basic issues remain unresolved for months, users have every right to question the company.

Supporting a company blindly doesn’t make the criticism wrong. If there’s a genuine issue, call it out instead of trying to counter the people raising it. A lot of users have already realised that these aren’t isolated complaints.

And honestly, calling a legitimate post “ridiculous” just because you disagree with it is what’s ridiculous here. If Nothing has a proper explanation, let them come forward and address it themselves.

exilwiener

Uswer14565

Wenn fundiert und respektvoll vorgetragene Kritik hier als „lächerlich“ angesehen wird, frage ich mich allerdings, ob ich in diesem Forum richtig bin.

Ich bin gerade vom iPhone auf das Nothing Phone (3) umgestiegen und erlebe eklatante Softwaremängel. Diese habe ich bereits ausführlich beschrieben – nachdem ich beispielsweise Stunden damit verbracht hatte, eine USB-Datenverbindung zu meinem Mac herzustellen.

Die Auswahl des USB-Modus – „Nur laden“ oder „Datenübertragung“ – wird mir inzwischen überhaupt nicht mehr angeboten. Ich habe es an mehreren Macs und mit mehreren Kabeln versucht. Selbst die dauerhafte Aktivierung der Datenübertragung in den Entwickleroptionen brachte keinen Erfolg.

Da frage ich mich durchaus, welche Qualitätsmaßstäbe bei der Entwicklung gelten und ob die Verantwortlichen ihre Software ausreichend beherrschen.

Zur Unternehmensgröße: Laut LinkedIn beschäftigt Nothing ungefähr 1.000 Menschen. Wenn ich sehe, welche grundlegenden Softwarefehler hier im Forum gemeldet werden, rollen sich mir als Entwickler die Nägel auf. Als tatsächlich behoben oder dauerhaft korrigiert sehe ich dagegen erschreckend wenig.

Wenn ich ein Telefon zum Basteln suche, kaufe ich mir eines, das ich rooten kann, und pimmel mir dort Linux drauf. Bei einem Flaggschiff-Smartphone erwarte ich jedoch, dass die grundlegenden Funktionen zuverlässig und auf höchstem Niveau arbeiten – top of the pop.

Eine ausführlich begründete Kritik als „lächerlich“ abzutun, lässt mich vermuten, dass Sie deutlich mehr Zeit und Geduld für Bananensoftware haben als der Kritiker und ich. Das gönne ich Ihnen vom Herzen. Ich dagegen erwarte Leistung – und zwar mit Nachdruck. Andernfalls werde ich meine Erfahrungen auch außerhalb dieses Forums veröffentlichen, verbunden mit der deutlichen Warnung:

HÄNDE WEG!

Warum? Weil schlecht entwickelte Software ihren Nutzern ständig Lebenszeit stiehlt. Genau das geschieht inzwischen viel zu häufig: Kunden müssen stundenlang Fehler untersuchen und nach Umgehungslösungen suchen, obwohl sie für ein fertiges Produkt bezahlt haben.

Man sollte deshalb durchaus auch den Vorstand fragen, ob dort die richtigen Prioritäten gesetzt werden. Fehler an der Basis sind häufig das Ergebnis von Entscheidungen an der Spitze, gelle?

Unternehmen wären gut beraten, fundierte Kritik ihrer Kunden sehr ernst zu nehmen. Sie ist eine der wertvollsten und kostenlosesten Formen der Unternehmensberatung. Mir ist unerklärlich, wie sehr das aus dem Fokus vieler Unternehmen geraten konnte. Aber wir tragen wohl die Folgen einer shareholdergetriebenen Unternehmenskultur, in der kurzfristige Vermarktung offenbar wichtiger geworden ist als nachhaltige Produktqualität.

Dass große deutsche Technologiekonzerne die Entwicklung eigener Smartphones vollständig verschlafen haben, macht die Situation nicht besser. Sonst hätten wir heute vielleicht eine echte Alternative mit dem Anspruch deutscher Wertarbeit, statt uns mit mangelhaft ausgereifter und auf Masse produzierter Technik zufriedengeben zu müssen.

grepGander

mupparapu_pramodkumar Can you get the same statement from the Nothing team themselves? I’d genuinely like to see it.

You need a statement from the Nothing team confirming that they are a very small company, smaller than Samsung, Apple, or Google?

Edit: There is the statement you’re looking for:

Carl Today, we’re announcing new funding––USD $200M in our Series C round at a USD $1.3B valuation.

https://nothing.community/d/42158-nothing-raises-200m-series-c-to-power-the-next-phase-of-consumer-ai

Apple and Google are “only” several thousands times larger, like 3,386 times for Apple over Nothing:

Samsung sells more S and A series devices in a single day than Nothing their all phones combined in a year. 241.2M phones annually, lately: https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-smartphone-shipments-grew-2-percent-YoY-in-2025

mupparapu_pramodkumar

grepGander So the answer to “Why can’t Nothing provide a premium experience or fix issues properly?” is… “Because Apple and Samsung are thousands of times bigger”? 😂

Nobody is asking Nothing to sell as many phones as Apple or Samsung. We’re asking you to deliver the experience you promised for the money we already paid.

If company valuation is the excuse for poor software, unresolved bugs and customer issues, then maybe stop marketing the phones as a premium experience.

grepGander

mupparapu_pramodkumar then maybe stop marketing the phones as a premium experience.

They are literally not doing that. Also to not repeat again - everything said by Uswer14565 (👏).

Edit: This is, again literally, the closest the come to marketing the Phone (3) as a premium experience:

They also never said that other budget phones (2a, 3a, 4a…) offer a “premium experience”.

Uswer14565

mupparapu_pramodkumar

Uswer14565 So basically, because I bought from a smaller company, I’m supposed to accept every bug, poor software experience and unresolved issue without complaining? 😂

I knew Nothing was a smaller company when I bought the phone. What I didn’t agree to was: “Since we’re small, lower your expectations and accept whatever happens.”

Being a small company can explain why things take longer. It doesn’t make poor quality or unresolved issues acceptable forever.

And telling customers to “just go to another company” isn’t the solution either.

Because if customers leave one by one, eventually there will be Nothing left to defend. 😉

Customers are allowed to expect the product to work properly — regardless of the company’s valuation.