The Nothing Phone 3, Nothing’s first all-out flagship smartphone, has been in a couple of big headlines this week. Yesterday, Nothing confirmed that the smartphone will launch on July 1. And the day before that, a price leak suggested the Nothing Phone 3 will start at a steep $800 in the US.
The initial knee-jerk reaction to that price isn’t a good one. Nothing’s most expensive phone to date is the Nothing Phone 2, which launched (and is still priced) at $600. A $200 increase to go from the Nothing Phone 2 to the Nothing Phone 3 might seem outrageous, but the more I think about it, the more I’m OK with it.