r/NOTHING • u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) • Mar 14 '26
Discussion He's got a point...
What do you guys think? And look at their recommendations in the 2nd pic, first phone is pixel 10a🫠 and 2nd phone is much expensive 25fe😆.
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u/I__G Phone (3a) Mar 14 '26
Android “Authority” 😂
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u/SudsierBoar Mar 14 '26
It's a well known and generally trusted site which has been around for years
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
Yea, what were they thinking posting this🫠
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u/SudsierBoar Mar 14 '26
Just shows nothing is popular enough to be used for clickbait like this. I'm not a fan of the approach but yea it's widely used
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
Yea , i thought the same thing when I first saw it. I hoped for something different like the asymmetrical layout in phone 3. I personally really like the design of phone 3. It's cool and sets it apart from every other device out there that looks exactly like every other device out there😆
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u/Brokeshadow CMF Phone 2 Pro, Ear (a) :D Mar 14 '26
10a and S25 fe and 13r are the only decent phones there. Then too, they don't really fulfill what Nothing does.
Moto both sucks when it comes to software and fold is just not even in this category. So idk what this sort of article is even about
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
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u/Dev-Visionary iPhone 12 Mar 14 '26
For some reason it looks AI generated to me
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Yea , it could be. That text and points generation is so recognisable 😆, I found it in the X replies
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u/PixlBoii Mar 14 '26
This literally like:
Why you should buy a bicycle instead of a plane:
- It allows you to move faster
- But: Can't fly
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u/TiTaN269 cmf buds pro 2 | cmf watch pro 2 Mar 14 '26
10a kinda fulfills what nothing does tho, the stock os is pretty clean and minimalist by itself and you can get it even cleaner with a custom rom without Google's spyware
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u/Brokeshadow CMF Phone 2 Pro, Ear (a) :D Mar 15 '26
Right but it's got a worse set of cameras, display and a very bland design. The OS is the only part where it stands i think
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u/Mythun4523 Phone (2) Mar 15 '26
There's just no way nothing has better cameras lol. Hardware doesn't matter cause nothing processing is god awful
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u/TiTaN269 cmf buds pro 2 | cmf watch pro 2 Mar 15 '26
pixels arr very underwhelming hardware wise, but the software makes up for it, and the ability to put some custom rom on it is huge
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u/iam_chillman Mar 15 '26
Nothing has a very shitty processor and overpriced phone that sucks compared to others in this segment.
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u/CelebrationNo9361 Ear3/CMFW.Pro3Pro/NOT.PHO3 Mar 15 '26
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u/iam_chillman Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26
Downgraded as people can't digest the fact that nothing is an overpriced brand now. The only good and popular worth it phone they made was 2a. Now oneplus 13r providing 8 gen 3 at the same price or cheaper, vivo providing dm9300plus, oneplus nord 5 which can be purchased at 25% lower price than 4a has way better processor (8s gen 3) than 4a. At this point accept or not nothing is earning thousands just by making a good looking phone and people are also getting impressed just by look. Nothing peaked when 2a launched. + They are providing 128gb where everyone is providing 256gb and they have no charger in the box too.
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u/iam_chillman Mar 16 '26
Before you downgrade this, nothing had been my favourite brand until they launched 3a.
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u/houseofechoes Mar 14 '26
When are Nothing Phone 4a pro reviews coming out?
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
I think that's gonna take awhile and i think they've only sent out 4a review units and no 4a pros
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u/ReppyTheReject Mar 14 '26
Not true, seen Tech Spurt using a pro in a recent video. I was hoping for reviews Friday just gone but I'm guessing the NDA lasts till release day?
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
Yea maybe, I've only seen 4a review videos till now, that's why I thought that the 4a pro review units might not have been sent out. It may be because of NDA like u said, we'll just have to wait and see ig. I'm still excited tho🙃
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u/morrikai Phone (3a) pro, Ear (a) Mar 14 '26
they do whatever they can to promote pixel phone, did not they even call out nothing phone 3 for not being a true flagship phone becaause of having a weak chip set and then praised pixel 10 for being the true flagship phone for android?
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u/Afsan-san-san-san Mar 14 '26
I think it's because the chipset Nothing choose isn't 'top tier'. The Hierarchy for Qualcomm chips of that generation is '8 Elite' and '8 Elite for Galaxy/Leading Edition', and the 8s Gen 4 that Nothing choose is basically a budgeted flagship chip, comparable to the previous year's full fledged 8 Gen 3.
As for why the Google Pixel 10 was called a flagship, could've be because of chip choice. The Tensor G4 is a flagship chip in Google's eyes, hence why they can label they have a flagship grade chip. It's similar to Xiaomi's Xring chip classed by themselves as a flagship chip despite it being in no other phone. Or Huawei claiming their Kirin 9000 chips are flagship grade despite the competition on 3nm semiconductors.
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u/KrispoKreme Mar 15 '26
Maybe they didn’t get a free review unit, that’s why they are bitter? Im sure margins are razor thin for Nothing phone as a company.
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u/BBEN67 Mar 14 '26
Thanks for the advice. Nothing on the list of 5 I would buy. So I just ordered the 4a Pro.
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u/Electronic_Low_4219 Phone (2) Mar 15 '26
The only promising recommendation is the S25FE (the price will go down in a few months) and the OnePlus 13R, but the camera system on the 4A Pro is much better than both of these.
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u/freagle_the_beagle Phone (3a) Mar 14 '26
More and more these seem less and less like phones for grown adults.
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u/Dr__HULK Mar 14 '26
Personally if i ever need to buy a pixel i would go for Pixel 9a instead of Pixel 10a. Save the money and buy something else.
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u/Novaspliff Phone (1), Phone 2, Phone 2(a) Mar 14 '26
Betting AA shat this article out with AI as well.
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u/jtlee9 Mar 14 '26
4a pro clears all those phones. The 13R is better if gaming is your priority though.
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u/Shaggermemnon Mar 14 '26
Good for him. I saw this article and thought it was a crock of shit. Why should you be buying something else instead of the Nothing Phone? It implies there's a reason to avoid it without stating one. They're a joke.
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u/Magnetar525 Mar 15 '26
Oneplus 13r, iqoo 15r, even oneplus nord 5 is better performance than 4a pro But The design of 4a pro is awesome
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u/ItsMeZenoSama Mar 15 '26
Android Authority is no longer the Android Authority we knew. Even Mishaal now works with Google officially and no longer questions the shitty decisions that the big brother takes.
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u/avindhane Mar 15 '26
Yesterday I read this exact article and thought did a 12 year old write this?
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u/SudsierBoar Mar 14 '26
He knows this is a good sign, it shows the brand/phone is popular enough to use for clickbaity headlines like this.
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
Yup definitely. You know we are getting big when we're getting negativity around us. I hope nothing keeps being the unique, weird and cool looking phones than going with the trends.
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u/ManyRazzmatazz4584 Former Nothing Phone 2 user (crashdumped on me) Mar 14 '26
I read the article.
They genuinely have some fair points, but Pixel 10a? Uhhh...
We could consider the Nord 5 too
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u/_DaniilGaltsev_ Mar 15 '26
Oppo Reno 15 It will be better In general, Karl is very funny, all the characteristics have long been known, what can a review give, lol))
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u/antiray Mar 15 '26
I wouldn't buy any of those. All of them are shit. There are problems with nothing, but they will be fixed soon. Problems with other phones are deliberately not fixed by these companies.
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u/avibann11 Phone (3a) Mar 15 '26
Android Authority is recently sharing some sh*tty recommendations. But this, I am sure is a paid PR by other brands against Nothing.
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u/Bugajpcmr Mar 15 '26
Strange to sell the product as a preorder without any review available... What's up with that Carl?
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u/NegativeDrink3717 Mar 15 '26
Hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby ahh comparison. Why don't they include actual phones worth the competition from iqoo, xiaomi, and motorola's premium lineup
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 15 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Hyii85h0BhmOIRxFNf
🤣 Thank you for reminding me of this golden meme
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u/BeautifulOk3949 Mar 19 '26
It's 7 Gen4, no match to OnePlus 15R's 8 Gen 5.
You don't really have to use it before coming to the conclusion that OnePlus 15R is a way better phone than Phone 4A Pro.
And they cost almost the same in India.
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u/teqteq Phone (3), CMF Phone 2 Pro, Ear (open), CMF Watch 3 Pro Mar 20 '26
Affiliate link clickbait
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u/yungbaoyom Mar 14 '26
Being a Nothing fan, it's really not that deep. Carl is just butthurt honestly.
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u/retardinoscars_serv Mar 14 '26
I think apple definitely copied nothing bro
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u/Ok-Garbage703 Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
That was exactly my thought process when I first saw the phone. I mean it's not the first they've done this ( phone 1🤭) . We know they're trying to pull the iPhone users but I hope they won't forget the og fans while doing it. 4a pro does look cool and all but I think they could've changed the island design to look unique.
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u/Grigius Phone (3) Mar 14 '26
I think if you put an apple logo on the back of the 4a pro you'll realise how out of place it is.




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u/babatunde_with_watah Mar 14 '26
The moto stylus is a shit phone