Nothing Phone 3 is scheduled to be introduced in July as the company’s first-ever flagship-grade smartphone. The UK-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has now teased that despite packing several promising upgrades, its purported handset will miss out on a key design feature that has become synonymous with Nothing smartphones since the Phone 1 — the Glyph Interface. This potentially means that current Nothing Phone 1 or Phone 2 users who are used to checking alerts via the signature glowing LEDs at the back won’t be able to do so if they upgrade to the Phone 3.
No Glyph Interface on Nothing Phone 3
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Nothing shared a short video clip with the caption “We killed the Glyph Interface.” The video itself teases the disappearance of the feature. It’s unclear whether this will be a permanent decision across the company’s future device portfolio or is specific to just the Nothing Phone 3.
The British OEM introduced Glyph Interface with its first smartphone in 2022. Since then, every handset from Nothing has featured the signature design element with slight variations, giving them a distinction from other smartphones and making them easily recognisable.
The Glyph Interface is essentially a set of LED lights placed at the back of the handset which glow to indicate incoming calls, notifications, and the battery charging status. They are synced uniquely to each preset ringtone, and their pattern can even be customised to create a tailored glowing design. This functionality has been available right from the Nothing Phone 1 to the latest Nothing Phone 3a Pro. However, the purported flagship-grade handset is likely to miss out on it.
Nothing Phone 3 is claimed to be the company’s “first true flagship smartphone”. It is said to come with major performance upgrades, premium materials, and “software that genuinely levels things up”. While its specifications remain under wraps, we have an idea how much it would cost.
During The Android Show: I/O Edition earlier this month, Nothing co-founder Carl Pei teased that the purported Nothing Phone 3 will cost around GBP 800 (roughly Rs. 90,000). This is almost double the price compared to the Nothing Phone 2, which cost Rs. 44,999 for the base 8GB + 128GB configuration at launch.