Nothing Phone 3 To Launch On July 1 — Glyph Interface Replacement Teased

Nothing Phone 3, the first flagship from the Carl Pei-led British brand, is set to launch at 10:30 p.m. IST on July 1. Nothing announced the launch date and time of Phone 3 on its website, and to go along, has teased the design that will replace its iconic glyph interface.

Nothing had just days before announced on X that it "killed the glyph interface", which has been the brand’s standout feature since the launch of Nothing Phone 1 and had won the coveted Red Dot award. Now, there appears to be a playful replacement.

Nothing hinted that a significant design change is on the cards: a customisable dot-matrix display would be added to the Nothing Phone 3’s back. It will replace the glyph interface, a collection of LED lights on the phone’s back that illuminate to show incoming calls, notifications, and battery life. 

The signature LED lighting system might be swapped out for a more useful back display, akin to the ASUS ROG phones’ dot-matrix display (AniMe Vision). The rear display would be able to accommodate personalised animations and perhaps interactive features like Snake-like minigames if Nothing takes a similar tack.

Nothing’s tagline, "Come to Play," on the teaser page apparently also goes with the animated, interactive nature of the new dot-matrix display.

The Nothing Phone 3 is expected to have a 6.77-inch LTPO Amoled display with 120Hz refresh rate and 3000 nits peak brightness. Under the hood, the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, paired with 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage.

Its triple-camera setup is likely to comprise a 50MP primary camera with telephoto, plus a 32MP selfie shooter. It may also pack a 5000mAh battery, with 50W wired and 20W wireless charging.

Nothing Phone 3 is likely to come with a price tag of GBP 800 (approximately Rs 90,000).