There's nothing budget about the Nothing Phone (4b), apart from its price – 120Hz, AMOLED, huge battery, and more
This could be the hottest affordable phone around
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Nothing has announced the Phone (4b) the first in a new tier of affordable devices that sits under the Phone (4a).
The £299 price will be a tonic to expensive smartphones, offering a big 120Hz display, decent-sized battery, unique design and 50-megapixel camera on the back.
Nothing has announced the Nothing Phone (4b) expanding its range of affordable phones with a new £299 / €329 device. The phone sits under the Nothing Phone (4a) and will be welcomely received by those shopping for a cheap phone that doesn't scrimp on style.
Sticking to familiar Nothing design cues, including a Glyph Bar on the back and transparent elements, it also uses a unibody design similar to that of the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro.
Coming in blue, white and black, it has a polycarbonate body with an IP64 rating, to give additional protection against dust and water.
The 6.77-inch AMOLED display gives plenty of space for Nothing OS 10.1 to play, with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate and 2,000 nits peak brightness along with support for HDR 10+.
The Nothing Phone (4b) is powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, the latest version of Qualcomm's mid-range hardware, which promises good efficiency while boosting the power for on-device AI applications.
To keep the hardware cool and running optimally, there's a vapour chamber that Nothing says will deliver the same sort of cooling performance seen in the Nothing Phone (4a). That means you should be able to run games like Call of Duty Mobile at 90fps without throttling.
That all sits alongside a 5,200mAh battery, which is the highest capacity of any Nothing Phone so far. There's the promise of 18 hours of use, longer than the Nothing Phone (4a), with support for 33W charging for quicker top ups.
There's a 50-megapixel main camera on the back, supporting 4K 30fps video capture, while there's also support for dual capture through the front and rear cameras at the same time. There's an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, too.
Where the Nothing Phone (4b) shows its limitations is in the limited three years of OS support, but security updates run out to six years. You might not be getting any new features, but at least you'll get protections from hackers.
Natural rivals to the Nothing Phone (4b) might include the OnePlus Nord CE5 (although it has a more powerful MediaTek chip at its heart) or the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion (although the 7,000mAh battery is significantly larger).
But for those looking for a stylish phone that won't break the bank, the Phone (4b) will be appearing at drops from 11 July, while general sale will be from 17 July. The new phone was announced alongside the Nothing Ear (3a) buds.
