- Nothing’s co-founder and CEO Carl Pei has confirmed the company won’t launch a flagship this year.
- Instead, it will focus on its Phone 4a series and audio products.
- Pei says the decision is backed by the intensifying competition to acquire smartphone components.
The Nothing Phone 3 can be classified as less than a success. While it excelled in terms of fun, quirky features, the Phone 3 did not thrive in terms of practicality or value. Despite its novelty, the non-flagship chipset and an $800 price tag easily made the phone feel impractical. And Nothing appears to have taken the verdict to the heart, to the point that it is taking 2026 to mull over flagships instead of releasing one.
In a recent video shared by the official Nothing YouTube channel, co-founder and CEO Carl Pei confirmed the company won’t launch a flagship phone in 2026. This could be a shocker for Nothing fans, as it seemingly was for the staff member speaking with Pei on the talk show. But coming from the outspoken CEO himself, there’s little room for realignment.