Just last week, a colleague wrote about the incoming Nothing Phone (4b) in a special edition colourway – and the internet lit up with excitement about it. Red is most definitely in.
My pre-release Phone (4b) just arrived on my doorstep for sake of review, and while it's very much not a special edition version – much as I'd want blue or red, I got the white – there was one thing in the box that still stopped me in my tracks.
Behold, the Nothing Phone (4b)'s SIM tool. It is massive. It is unlike anything I've ever seen before. And it is so downright peculiar that I actually kinda love it. Typical SIM tools are too small and dainty, but this one's easy to hold and actually makes sense.
As you can see in my gallery of images, embedded above, there's a USB-C male cable end for approximate comparison. Other phone manufacturers simply don't make SIM tools like this one.
It's perhaps a bit of a spoiler, as the Phone (4a) hasn't gone on general sale as yet – but you can pre-order from £299 on Nothing's Store right now (that's AU$629 in Australia; it's not on sale in the USA).
What else do you get for that low cash outlay? There's a 6.77-inch OLED display, 50-megapixel main camera (and 8MP wide-angle alongside), decent 5200mAh battery capacity, and mid-grade Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chip.
Introducing Phone (4b) RCB Edition.Limited drop.7 July. 4 PM.Nothing Store, Bengaluru.This is your only chance to own a piece of RCB's championship legacy.See you there. pic.twitter.com/MqSItONfDGJuly 2, 2026
Increasingly, however, eSIM is being used by more people, bypassing the need for a physical card. Not so in the Phone (4b), however, as it doesn't support eSIM – save for some special regions, where it's a required specification differentiation.
I'm yet to get into my Nothing Phone (4b) review – and it may be some time yet, what with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 series due at Samsung's second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year.
But if you are on the hunt for a cheap Android phone, then Nothing always has that focus in mind. Indeed, the Phone (4b) is even more cost-effective than the earlier Phone (4a), showing there's still major need for mid-tier handsets, not just fancy flagships and foldables.
