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Axel Metz

‘We're not just chasing whatever competitors are doing’: Nothing’s AI chief explains why the Phone 3 uses the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, not the 8 Elite

The Nothing Phone 3 being held in the hand.

Two weeks ahead of the Nothing Phone 3’s launch on July 1, Nothing announced that its “first true flagship” would be using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, not the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is by all accounts the fastest Android chipset in 2025.

Negative headlines abounded (“the Nothing Phone 3 chipset has been confirmed and I’m concerned,” wrote Trusted Reviews), but in hindsight, Nothing was smart to clear the decks for a slew of much more positive Phone 3 coverage on launch day.

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