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Nothing has released its flagship Headphone (1) Pro, featuring a triple-driver architecture, advanced noise cancellation, and a unique flat EQ switch for studio use. Priced at $399, the headphones are backed by a new global ambassador, BTS member V, and are available in black and white.
Nothing has released its flagship Headphone (1) Pro, priced at $399, featuring a triple-driver architecture and a physical flat EQ switch designed for studio professionals. The device includes 10-microphone active noise cancellation and 68 hours of battery life. BTS member V has been named the global brand ambassador for the launch.
BTS member V has been named the global brand ambassador for Nothing, coinciding with the launch of the company's new Headphone (1) Pro. The $399 headphones feature a triple-driver architecture, a physical flat EQ switch for studio use, and improved noise cancellation, marking a significant step up from the previous model.
Nothing has announced Nothing OS 5.0, a major design refresh built on Android 17 featuring Geist typeface, frosted translucent UI, dynamic wallpaper-tinted adaptive themes, and dedicated Glyph Interface and Essential Apps Builder apps. It brings Android 17 platform features like split Notifications/Quick Settings, cross-platform Quick Share with iOS, and improved privacy indicators, plus new lock-screen clocks, new widgets (Collector and Away Time), and improved home-screen editing. Open Beta starts for the Nothing Phone 3 tomorrow with a stable release planned mid-October; Nothing Phone 1, Phone 2, and CMF Phone 1 will not receive the update.
CMF by Nothing stays affordable by using cheaper materials (plastic rear), Panda Glass, a midrange Dimensity 7300 Pro chip, older LPDDR4X/UFS 2.2 memory, and less-capable cameras, enabling the CMF Phone 2 Pro to start at $279. No CMF releases have occurred since 2025, and Nothing recently restructured CMF as an India-based subsidiary, with memory costs and market conditions delaying any 2027 launch—leaving the future of the budget brand uncertain.
CMF Clip Pro are Nothing’s budget clip-style earbuds that sit outside the ear canal, delivering standout comfort for wearers who don’t like in-ear buds. Priced at $99 (often on sale for $79) and offering open-ear sound with a bass boost by default, plus a three‑band EQ in the Nothing X app and LDAC high‑res support, they balance comfort and price at the expense of critical listening accuracy. The open design reduces isolation and can leak audio at high volumes, and the case’s dial controls can feel gimmicky or finicky, but call quality is solid and the case dial adds convenient control.
Natalie Fear tests the Nothing CMF Clip Pro open-ear earbuds and finds them lightweight and unobtrusive: pairing is quick, coworkers can’t reliably hear what she’s listening to, and the audio quality is clear even without noise cancellation. The experience is a mix of paranoia and wonder as she confirms the open-ear design leaks very little sound at normal listening levels, with only a faint buzz at higher volumes; a full review is forthcoming.
Sunbird has released an Android app on Google Play to bridge iMessage to Android, reviving a prior effort with Nothing; it requires an Apple ID login, offers a 14‑day free trial with $2.99/month or $24.99/year afterward, and promises end‑to‑end encryption and no message storage, but users should note limitations (no phone-number messaging, reported setup issues) and the need to trust a third‑party connection to Apple servers, prompting security scrutiny given Sunbird’s history.
Nothing launches the CMF Clip Pro open-ear earbuds: a 6.5g, three-point clipped design with a titanium C-bridge for comfort, LDAC/Hi-Res audio, an app-controlled Sound Seal leakage system, a 4-mic VPU setup for clearer voice, up to 10 hours per charge (32.5h with case, up to 36h in Long Battery Mode), IP54, Bluetooth 5.4, priced around $99/£79 with pre-orders and staggered availability from August to September 2026.
Nothing cofounder Akis Evangelidis pushed back on reports that the company planned to exit 12 markets, saying the claims are fake and that Nothing is reorganizing by consolidating teams into regional hubs and creating an AI-native business unit. He noted that Phone 4B Day 1 sales were strong (29,537 units) and acknowledged broader pressures from rising component costs, while insisting Nothing is not shutting down in any markets and is adjusting to position for future growth.
London-based Nothing is reportedly exiting about 12 markets, cutting roughly 40% of its staff and 30–50% of its R&D teams as shipments decline and costs rise. Recent Nothing Phone 4b sales are around 20,000 units, with 4a/4a Pro totaling about 150,000; Nothing previously canceled the CMF Phone 2 Pro and pivoted to a CMF-less lineup, leaving the CMF brand without a hero product. The report follows OnePlus’s market exits, and Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis later offered a response to the story.
Nothing's Phone 4(b) launches at £299 (~$399), undercutting the 4(a) but at the cost of several downgrades: plastic back instead of glass, a lower‑resolution 6.77‑inch display with dimmer brightness and lower PPI, a slower Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chip, older UFS 2.2 storage, a reduced dual-camera setup (no telephoto), and slower 33 W charging despite a larger 5,200 mAh battery. The price cut is modest, and reviewers argue the 4(a) remains the better value for only a bit more, thanks to superior display, performance, camera versatility, and charging.
Nothing unveiled the Ear (3a) true wireless earbuds with new XS silicone tips, 12mm drivers, 45dB active noise cancellation, Transparency, Spatial Audio, and AI-powered three-microphone noise reduction. A 32MB onboard storage enables on-ear recording up to 1 minute (including 30 seconds pre-roll). Battery life ranges from 6 hours per charge with ANC (25 hours with the case) to 10 hours per charge without ANC (42 hours with the case); a 5-minute fast charge adds about an hour of playback. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 6.0, Google Fast Pair, and LDAC/SBC/AAC, with a redesigned rounder charging case and improved status light. Colors: Black, Pink, White, Yellow. Price: $99.
Nothing's Ear 3A wireless earbuds, priced at $99, add 32MB of onboard storage to enable Audio Snapshot recording of what you’re listening to and offer a two-hour call recording option; recordings sync to the Nothing X app, while the charging case remains storage-only to boost battery life, with a new pink color option.
Nothing’s first B-series phone, the Phone 4B, is skipping the US again and launching in the UK, Europe, and India for £299 / €329. It features a plastic unibody design, a 6.77-inch 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 with 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage, and a 5,200mAh battery (6,000mAh in India), running Android 16 with three years of OS updates. Availability starts July 17, with the US left out, while the cheaper Phone 3A Lite branding has been folded into the lineup, Ear 3A earbuds are launching in the US, and Nothing paused CMF budget phones due to RAM price rises.