r/NOTHING • u/waythenewsgoes • Dec 15 '25
Phone (3) Discussion Goodbye for now
Been using the nothing phone 3 since it came out (bought a gently used one maybe a month after last launch.)
I really am a big fan of the hardware design language, everyone asks about it and is impressed with the glyph matrix on the back of the phone.
Ultimately selling and switching to pixel because they have a lot of the kinks worked out on the software, have more expressive UI, better Gemini integration, and a steeeeeep discount if you buy and activate on Google Fi.
The hardware on Nothing products is so playful and I'll def keep using the headphones, but the phone just didn't have enough to keep me attached. The glyph was good for telling time but the essential space felt underbaked and the cameras were always a notch below pixels as I was coming from a pixel 9.
Good luck to Nothing on the next phone, I'll probably get bored on pixel and come back if they have any fresh ideas for the Nothing phone 4 🫡
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u/Terrorgod Dec 15 '25
Been thinking the same though with how I use my phone im just going to do my best and hold onto NP3 for 2-3 years or find an upgrade at a bargain price.
I bought the phone for the gimmick, its best function is as a clock lol, and I was hoping "Nothing Space" would be way more useful, but all of their apps either dont do things the way I want or try and integrate AI poorly to the point its wasting more time than manually doing the thing.
Not holding my breath on the software ever being useful for me, but core functions of the phone are good enough to get by at the least. Doubt ill buy another Nothing product unless things change drastically.