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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Ian Dean

Hands-on with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Community Edition, a playful Y2K throwback

Nothing CE, a green phone.

Nothing hasn't been shy about letting its community steer the ship, but the new Phone (3a) Community Edition feels like the moment the whole experiment snaps into focus and is equally as playful as last year's glow-in-the-dark Nothing 2(a) release. But this isn’t just a fan-inspired colourway but extends Nothing's collaboration with its community more deeply.

Across nine months and more than 700 submissions, the project went further than simply designing the phone, as four emerging talents were chosen to redefine hardware, software, accessories and the campaign identity. The result? A device that feels both distinctly Nothing and intriguingly something fresh, a true one-off.

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