The third generation of Nothing Phone is expected to undergo drastic changes in the hardware

The Nothing Phone (2a) and Nothing Phone (2a) Plus are powered by MediaTek chipsets, but rumors have been circulating for some time that the third generation of these smartphones will switch to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processors. A new report based on data from the operating system confirms this move.

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The latest Nothing OS 3.0 builds based on Android 15 have revealed that the smartphones will still be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The Nothing Phone (3a) is codenamed “asteroids”, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Plus is codenamed “asteroids_plus”.

CMF Phone 2 will also be released in 2025, and it is codenamed “galaga”. The second smartphone from Nothing's budget subsidiary will continue to be powered by a MediaTek chip.

Also interestingly, the Nothing Phone (3a) could come with a telephoto camera, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Plus could go even further with a periscope lens. If true, this would be the first-ever Nothing phone with a periscope telephoto camera.

The Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Plus will reportedly also feature eSIM support, which is also a first for the brand. It is likely that buyers will be able to use one physical SIM and one eSIM, or two physical SIMs. The CMF Phone 2 will not feature eSIM support.