features, price and technical sheet

At the beginning of this year, and with the crisis of mobile components and prices looming, Carl Pei, CEO of Nothing, commented that it was not necessary launch a new high-end mobile every year. He didn’t say anything about the mid-range ones and, after the Nothing Phone (4a) and Phone (4a) Pro a few months ago, it is time to discover all the details and features of the Nothing Phone (4b).

Next, we go with the company’s new mobile phone that has arguments to convince anyone who needs a mid-range mobile phone, but which is an example of the impact of the current component crisis.

Technical data sheet of the Nothing Phone (4b)

Very Nothing design with a bit of iPhone 17 Pro

Where the crisis does not impact is in the design and, as the company is accustomed to, the Phone (4b) boasts very particular lines. The new terminal is a mix between the Phone (4a) and Phone (4a) Pro. For example, it has the unibody design of the second, as well as the LED Glyph interface at the top of the back to notify of notifications, battery or general status of the mobile of the first.

It has an even more marked industrial design than its generation brothers, with interesting elements such as a camera module that is reminiscent of the iPhone 17 Pro, but is covered by a completely transparent polymer. I’m looking forward to seeing it in person, although we’ll have to see how it stands the test of time with everyday micro-scratches.

Regarding durability, the mobile phone has IP64 certification, so it is resistant to dust and splashes of water and, although this has not been confirmed in the analysis, the side buttons seem to be located at an ideal height for the thumb. It has volume and blocking ones on the right side and an extra one on the left.

If we move on to the front, we have a Samsung flat screen, a Super AMOLED panel that makes good use of the front, which has the typical notch for the front camera in the central part. The panel is 6.77 inches, so we are not talking about a compact one, and the pixel density is 381 for a total resolution of 2,344 x 1,080 pixels.

It has adaptive refresh rate of up to 1,200 Hz, peak brightness of 2,000 nits, but a more realistic HBM brightness of 1,200 nits and the PWM stays at 480 Hz. It is not too much, but in the end we are talking about an entry-level mobile in the mid-range.

Qualcomm interior with a very personalized Android 16

Inside we see curious decisions, and it is here where we see that the power/price relationship is marked by the component crisis that is currently destroying the market. Nothing is betting on the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, although they claim that it has similar performance to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 of the Phone (4a).

Maybe they’re going to take it further than it could thanks to a 4,400 mm2 vapor chamber that they say keeps the device a couple of degrees cooler during demanding tasks, reducing performance loss caused by heat. Come on, thanks to better dissipation, they can keep a modest chip “at full” for longer.

If we look at the RAM and storage, we have the same as in the Nothing 3: 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM with 128 and 256 GB of UFS 2.2 storage. It’s not the fastest, but We already know how the patio isunfortunately. And the battery in Europe has 5,200 mAh, a capacity that promises a lot with a low-consumption SoC like that Snapdragon. The charge is 33 W and has 7.5 W wired reverse charging, interesting for headphones.

And regarding the system, Android 16 with Nothing 4.1 above with all the animations, aesthetic section and functions of the brand. The most interesting thing is that they point to three years of Android updates and six years of security patches.

Double camera without surprises

In the photographic section, this camera module concentrates a main camera signed by Samsung with a 50 megapixel sensor with a size of 1/2.76″, f/1.8 aperture and optical stabilization. The accompanying camera is an 8 megapixel wide angle in a 1/4 inch sensor with f/2.2 aperture.

On the front, 16 megapixels f/2.2 and maximum video functions at 4K 30 frames per second with the possibility of reaching 1,080p and 120 frames per second to make slow motion. According to Nothing, the system adds a series of algorithms to optimize portraits.

Nothing Phone 4(b) launch and price

Given the features, it’s time to talk about the price of the Nothing Phone (4b). In the configuration with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, the price is 329 euros. It is the same one that he already had Telephone (3a) with better features, but as we have already mentioned, the situation is… what it is.

What is clear is that, in the sections in which Nothing can continue pushing, which is that design so pampered even in mid-range devices, they nail it.

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