Nothing Phone (3a) series will use Snapdragon chipsets

13 February 2025
That's a switch from MediaTek for the previous generation.

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Phone Critic, 13 Feb 2025Wait.... So is Pro 3a Version then getting Snapdragon 7 Gen... moreWhat is your source? The 3a was seen on Geekbench with a 7s gen3. The 7 gen4 would be a huge leap forward, I would be surprised

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    Zero, 13 Feb 2025So... 1. Price hike confirmed... 2. CMF will be Mediatek ... moreComment I was waiting for or may be 7+gen 3

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      Anonymous, 13 Feb 2025All phones above $300 should. Leaving the $100-299 market... moreThat's not how things work.

        Muthu, 13 Feb 2025The rumours so far have been about making a separate Snapdr... moreIf that's the plan sounds like they'll be milking that "elite" naming scheme to the last penny. Expecting 7 elite series by end of this year...

          "Elite" ?
          Will they use 8 Elite?

          But this is Carl Pei we're talking about. The guy even hyped an IP54 last year.

            Mewing Sigma, 13 Feb 2025I feel like this is just because of Snapdragon has a bigger... moreExactly. MediaTek chips at the same price point offer better performance. Alternatively, a MediaTek chip would offer the same performance for less. I even wonder if some of MediaTek's midrange chips provide better battery endurance than its Qualcomm counterparts.

              YourLocalPhoneCritic, 13 Feb 2025Their use of the word "Elite" seems deliberately ... moreExactly my thoughts.

              Giving an impression like they'll use flagship SoC but no...

                Their use of the word "Elite" seems deliberately misleading...

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                  5000 mAh battery for such a huge 6.8" phone means no Si/C for Nothing yet. Waiting to see what chinese competitors will bring next, but I bet at least the battery will be better on those.

                    Anonymous, 13 Feb 2025All phones above $300 should. Leaving the $100-299 market... moreBad take.

                      Why is this even a feature, about time Nothing went back to snapdragon. Just wish they would make another flagship.

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                        santi64, 13 Feb 2025idk man snapdragon naming scheme nowadays is confusing, i j... more3a+ has 7sg3

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                          All phones above $300 should.
                          Leaving the $100-299 market for exynos/ mediatek and sub-$100 for unisoc

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                            • 13 Feb 2025

                            So...
                            1. Price hike confirmed...
                            2. CMF will be Mediatek only then
                            3. 3a will have 7s Gen 3 and 3a Pro might have 2 choices: 7 Gen 3 or 7+ Gen 2.

                              Muthu, 13 Feb 2025The rumours so far have been about making a separate Snapdr... moreidk man snapdragon naming scheme nowadays is confusing, i just hope the cpu will be better than 2a and 2a plus

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                                • NEu
                                • 13 Feb 2025

                                Nothing to worry about

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                                  • 13 Feb 2025

                                  Price hike, here come

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                                    • Q9x
                                    • 13 Feb 2025

                                    YES, can flash custom roms. need more midrange phones with rom support

                                      hentai, 13 Feb 2025not that there was anything wrong with Mediatek of courseBruh, your name... 💀

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                                        • 13 Feb 2025

                                        It's time to switch to nothing from xiaomi, bootloader process sucks for those, nothing still offer command line for unlocking and being a qualcomn chip, it would help to grow up aosp rom community besides offitial support.