Hello everyone,
I recently upgraded from the Nothing Phone 3a to the Nothing Phone 3, and I’m experiencing some issues with the speakers.
The sound quality on my Nothing Phone 3 doesn’t seem as good as expected. I often multitask — for example, I read messages while keeping Netflix open in the background (in split view or minimized).
On the Nothing Phone 3, the audio quality changes as soon as Netflix is running smaller in the background. The sound becomes a bit muffled and slightly tinny. I didn’t experience this behavior on the Nothing Phone 3a.
Is anyone else having the same issue?
Thanks in advance!
UPDATE 03.03.2026
I’ve decided to switch back from the Nothing Phone 3 to the 3a. The speakers on the 3 are just terrible.
The sound becomes really dull and flat when you switch the media player from full screen to the smaller background mode while something is playing. As soon as you go back to full screen, the audio suddenly sounds clear again.
It’s incredibly frustrating and honestly even triggers a bit of aggression in me 😅
So I’m switching back before I end up turning my back on Nothing completely. I really hope this is just an isolated case and that others with the Nothing Phone 3 aren’t experiencing the same issue.
I’ll leave this post up so that others with the same issue can see they’re not alone.