Huge Android update tomorrow to be unveiled at Unpacked event in New York - NewsBreak

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By Henry Burrell & John O'sullivan,

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The temperature's soaring and so is the anticipation in the smartphone market, as Samsung gears up to showcase its latest foldable marvels at the Unpacked event in New York. But if your tech-hungry heart can't bear the wait, an emerging Android contender is stepping up ahead of the game with its flagship launch set for tomorrow.

Nothing, a UK tech upstart, has been stirring up excitement on social media for its imminent release—the hotly awaited Nothing Phone 3—scheduled for a grand reveal tomorrow, July 1, at 6 pm UK time/1 PM EST.

The Nothing Phone 3 represents a sequel to the inaugural Nothing Phone 2 from last year, and comes on the heels of a series of launches which include the Phone 2a, 2a Plus, 3a, and 3 Pro models.

Famed for their audacious aesthetics, previous Nothing phones have featured see-through back panels equipped with "Glyph" lights and a sneak peek into the gadgets' innards. However, dropping hints across their social channels, Nothing signifies a departure from tradition, declaring "We killed the Glyph Interface" in a teaser last month.

Promising a novel approach, the buzz around town is about the Phone 3 sporting what's being dubbed a "Glyph Matrix" at the rear, reports the Express.

Teaser snippets flaunting fragments of the Phone 3 have made the rounds without giving away the full look of the device.

But it's official: the Phone 3 will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. This chip doesn't quite hit the zenith of performance like the elite Snapdragon 8 that powers top-tier models from tech giants such as Samsung, OnePlus, and Honor.

The up-and-coming tech brand Nothing might be leveraging clever strategies to keep the cost of its upcoming Phone 3 more affordable in comparison with rivals. The official price will remain a mystery until tomorrow's launch event.

Nothing has stirred excitement by pledging that Phone 3 will represent its "first true flagship smartphone", and founder Carl Pei has teased in a clip that it will be priced "somewhere around £800". This positions it near the Samsung Galaxy S25, which is sold at £799.

Critics online are already debating whether the absence of the 8 Elite chipset disqualifies the Nothing Phone 3 from being dubbed a "flagship", but the real value of a phone goes beyond hardware.

Having personally reviewed the economical £329 Phone 3a and witnessed its impressive performance beyond its cost, I'm optimistic that Phone 3 can hold its own against ostensibly superior competitors in the Android market.

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Additional buzz surrounds the announcement confirmed on X that the Phone 3 will feature a 50MP periscope zoom lens, akin to the one on the earlier Phone 3a Pro.

Furthermore, Nothing seems poised to reveal its inaugural over-ear headphones during the event, expanding beyond their existing lineup of quality earbuds if speculations are accurate.

Stay tuned to Express.co.uk for complete coverage of the latest from the Nothing product reveal after it takes place tomorrow.

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