The hotly anticipated Nothing flagship is right here – and everyone seems to be speaking about it. Sadly for Nothing, a lot of the dialogue is concerning the worth and the design and let’s simply say that folks aren’t heaping reward on the Cellphone (3). We will’t do something concerning the design, however we may also help with the value.
The Nothing Cellphone (3), the 512GB mannequin particularly, is already discounted by $100. You’ll be able to consider this as a free storage improve. Notice that the telephone remains to be on pre-order and can solely begin delivery on July 15.
The Cellphone (3) encompasses a 6.67” 1260p+ 120Hz OLED show, not an LTPO panel, and is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. It has 4 50MP cameras, together with a big 1/1.3” sensor in the principle and a small 1/2.75” sensor within the 3x periscope. The ultra-wide and selfie cameras are additionally 50MP. The worldwide mannequin comes with a 5,150mAh battery with 65W wired and 15W wi-fi charging.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge had its first main low cost final week and is at across the identical worth proper now (it went up $30). Magnificence is within the eye of the beholder, so we depart that to you. However we’ll say that this one is skinny (5.8mm) and light-weight (163g). Battery life from the three,900mAh cell is predictably nothing particular, but it surely’s not too dangerous both.
The 6.7” show has 1440p+ decision and is an LTPO panel, befitting a flagship system. And the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy provides flagship efficiency. The 200MP important digicam is chargeable for zooming in and it does okay at 2x. There’s additionally a 12MP ultra-wide.
If the $200 hole between the Nothing and Edge appears too large, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ is cheaper. It’s thicker (7.3mm) and heavier (190g) than the Edge, but it surely’s nonetheless loads thinner and lighter than the Nothing Cellphone (9mm and 218g).
The show is once more a 6.7” 1440p+ LTPO panel, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is similar overclocked “for Galaxy” mannequin because the Edge and also you get 1,000mAh extra within the battery. The principle digicam is barely 50MP, however you get a devoted tele lens with this one – a 10MP 3x/67mm module.
The OnePlus 13 carries a modest low cost in the mean time – we’ve seen greater reductions, although they’re uncommon. This telephone additionally has a 1440p+ LTPO show, a 6.82” OLED panel. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is the bottom chip and remains to be a great deal quicker than the 8s Gen 4.
The triple 50MP digicam on the again of this one has a 1/1.43” important sensor and a much bigger 1/1.95” contained in the 3x/73mm periscope module. The battery is virtually large at 6,000mAh and tremendous quick with 100W wired and 50W wi-fi charging.
OnePlus 13R reductions are even rarer, nonetheless, this mannequin is properly price maintaining a tally of. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could also be one gen older, however it’s quicker than the 8s Gen 4 by a small margin. And the 6.78” 1264p+ show is an LTPO panel, in contrast to the Nothing.
The 50+50+8MP is brief on zoom (2x/47mm) and the ultra-wide has a decrease decision sensor. The battery remains to be large at 6,000mAh, although it loses wi-fi charging (it nonetheless has 80W wired charging). The very last thing to say is the comparatively low water resistance with an IP65 ranking (vs. IP68 on the Nothing). Nonetheless, the 13R is extra of a mid-ranger and doesn’t fake to be a flagship.
As a reminder, Amazon Prime Day begins subsequent week and can run for 4 days (July 8-11). You’ll be able to already rating some early Prime offers – it goes with out saying that you simply want an energetic Prime subscription, however see if you may get the 1-month free trial.
The Amazon Hearth Max 11 is a superb pill for streaming and light-weight work. It has a great high quality 11” IPS LCD and stereo audio system. Storage is expandable, however chances are you’ll wish to choose the 128GB mannequin anyway – for $50 extra you get double the storage and no lockscreen adverts (it prices $15 to take away the adverts on the 64GB mannequin).
The Amazon Hearth HD 10 is grime low cost – we don’t imply that in a foul approach, when else have you ever seen a ten.1” pill beneath $100? The storage improve is a no brainer on this one (it’s solely $10), although notice that it doesn’t take away the adverts – that’s a $15 further.
There’s additionally the Amazon Hearth HD 8. It’s extra moveable and the 32GB variant is cheaper. Plus, the 64GB mannequin has a bit extra RAM (4GB vs. 3GB), but it surely prices $5 greater than the bigger Hearth HD 10 64GB.
This was simply the appetizer, we’ll dive into the Amazon Prime Day offers subsequent week.
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