{"id":553492,"date":"2026-03-22T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/553492\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:45:07","slug":"nothing-can-make-me-buy-a-nothing-phone-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/553492\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing can make me buy a Nothing Phone in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing has built a brand around design and eye-catching features, and I have to admit – I don\u2019t hate it. The lights on the back of the Nothing Phone 4a Pro<\/a> are undeniably gimmicky, but they\u2019re also fun-looking. <\/p>\n

Design is subjective, of course, but I genuinely think the new Nothing Phone 4a Pro looks really cool. What I appreciate even more is the use of unibody aluminum instead of glass. That alone makes it far less likely to shatter in everyday use – unless you\u2019re unlucky enough to drop it directly onto the camera island, which is still made of glass. <\/p>\n

But beyond the design, I think Nothing has been heading in the wrong direction for a while now, and the Phone 4a Pro cements my theory. <\/p>\n

Pro, is it?<\/p>\n

For one, there\u2019s very little about this phone that feels \u201cPro.\u201d It comes with a fairly average mid-range chip, just 128GB of base storage, no full IP68 water resistance, no wireless charging, and only three years of software updates. <\/p>\n

The real issue, though, is the price. The 256GB version costs \u20ac500, while the 128GB model comes in at \u20ac430 – but realistically, 128GB is no longer sufficient for most people. That effectively makes this a \u20ac500 phone with mid-range specs and a gimmicky design. And at that price point, design alone just isn\u2019t enough. Not even close if you ask me. <\/p>\n

As the biggest phone nerd I know, I can appreciate what Nothing is trying to do – but I also know for a fact that I wouldn\u2019t invest into the Nothing Phone 4a Pro. In fact, it might be the last \u20ac500 phone I\u2019d consider. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s because there are far better options at the same price. Phones like the Galaxy S25 FE<\/a>, for example, can now be found for \u20ac500 (256GB), and then there\u2019s the OnePlus 15R and the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max<\/a> – yes, the name of the latter is terrible, but the specs are anything but. <\/p>\n

All of these alternatives offer flagship-level processors and longer software support, which matter far more in the long run than a flashy design. If battery life is your priority, OnePlus and Xiaomi push things to the limit in Europe with massive batteries – 7,400 mAh in the Nord 5 and 8,500 mAh in the Poco X8 Pro Max – easily delivering two days of use. <\/p>\n

The S25 Fan Edition is a far better deal<\/p>\n

That said, personally, I\u2019d probably go for the Galaxy S25 FE<\/a> if I was buying a new phone today. It offers a flagship-grade camera, seven years of OS updates, and wireless charging – all for the same price. Even if it \u201conly\u201d lasts a full day on a charge, that\u2019s a trade-off I\u2019m happy to make. <\/p>\n

In the end, Nothing is chasing a \u201ccool\u201d factor, clearly targeting younger buyers, but I struggle to see how that strategy holds up long term. A lot of young people today are more budget-conscious than ever, and they should be (in this economy). Spending \u20ac500 on a phone that will last twice as long – whether because it has a processor that\u2019s 3x faster or 2x the software support – just makes more sense. Way more sense. <\/p>\n

As things stand, I wish I could say \u201cNothing can make me buy a Nothing Phone in 2026\u201d, but the truth is that nothing can make me buy a Nothing Phone in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing has built a brand around design and eye-catching features, and I have to admit – I don\u2019t…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1121,214,49,48,214699,215,207,103826,190,213,206,7103,49742,216,212,208,209,848,61,211,210,21663],"class_list":["post-553492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-android","tag-benchmarks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-flagship-killer","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-mid-range","tag-mobile","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-nothing","tag-poco","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-samsung","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-xiaomi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}