The Glyph light system has been a hallmark of Nothing’s smartphones since the company launched its first model three years ago. But it seems like each time the company introduces a new model, it reimagines those LED lights on the back of the phone. And the new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite feature the most scaled back version yet.

While the Nothing Phone (3) that launched this summer has a tiny LED matrix for animated displays, the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has just a single notification light, which feels a bit like a throwback to a time when most Android phones had LED lights for notifications.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is available now in the UK and Europe with prices starting at £249 and €249, respectively. Nothing hasn’t announced any plans to offer the new phone in the US.

Nothing says that despite the minimal notification light, the phone still has the company’s “signature transparent design” with a glass back covering a body that comes in black or white color options.

The budget phone is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro 5G processor and comes with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage.

It has a 6.77 inch, 2392 x 1084 pixel, 120 Hz AMOLED display with up to 3000 nits peak brightness and 800 nits typical brightness. There display supports adaptive refresh rates and has a 1000 Hz touch sampling rate and 2160 Hz PWM frequency.

Nothing equips the Phone (3a) Lite with a 5,000 mAh battery and the hone supports up to 33 watt fast charging.

Cameras include a 50MP primary camera, 8MP ultrawide camera, and 2MP macro camera on the back of the phone and a 16MP camera on the front. The primary camera supports 4K/30fps or 1080p/60fps video recording and electronic image stabilization.

Other features include support for WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, and dual-SIM 5G support, a fingerprint sensor, and the phone is rated IP54 for water and dust resistance.

It ships with Nothing OS 3.5, which is based on Android 15. Nothing promises to deliver major OS updates for at least three years and security updates for six years.

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