nothing phone (4b) Here it is – the company says it’s the nothing phone with the longest lasting battery ever. As said, (b) is not an upgrade of (a) – it goes somewhere between (4a) and (3a) lite.
(4B) has a 5,200mAh battery in its global configuration – which is enough for up to 22 hours of continuous video streaming. India is getting a different variant with a larger 6,000mAh battery. In both cases, it supports 33W wired-only charging and 7.5W reverse charging.
The phone is powered by Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. This puts it ahead of the phone (3A) Lite with its Dimensity 7300 Pro, but behind the phone (4A) with its Snapdragon 7S Gen 4 (6 Gen 4 is basically the same silicon, just downclocked). For reference, the (3a) Lite has an MSRP of €250/£250, while the (4a) has an MSRP of €350/£380/₹40,000.
While we’re on the subject of price, the Nothing Phone (4B) launches at €330/£300. It is available for pre-order on Nothing.Tech and comes in white, black and blue. Only the 8/128GB configuration is available in most regions and, unlike the (3a) Lite, there is no microSD slot. Note that the phone will be sold in India via Flipkart and will also have an 8/256GB option. Either way, the phone uses LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage.
(4b) has a 6.77″ OLED display with a 1080p+ resolution that is very similar but not identical to the (3a) Lite display. It’s a 120Hz panel that can do 1,200 nits in outdoor mode and has a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. The display is protected by Dragontrail Pro Glass.
The main camera on the rear features a small 50MP 1/2.76″ sensor and f/1.8 lens with OIS. It’s joined by an 8MP ultra-wide (1/4″ sensor, f/2.2 lens) with a 120° FoV. The main camera can record 4K video at 30fps or 1080p at 60fps.
Like (4a), there is a glyph bar on the back – four white LEDs and one red. These are used to display timers, as recording lights and more (customizable in Nothing OS). The selfie camera is a 16MP unit with an 82° lens (1/3”, f/2.4).
The (4B) is a dual-SIM phone, although the e-SIM option seems to be available only in Japan. It also supports dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (AX), Bluetooth 6.0, and NFC (except India). Positioning is done via single-channel GPS. There are stereo speakers and two microphones on board, but no 3.5mm headphone jack.
Nothing on phone (4B): White • Black • Blue
Other notable details include an IP64 rating. It officially only promises protection against splashes. However, in internal testing the phone has been tested for submersion and it survived under 25 cm for 20 minutes.
Anyway, the in-display fingerprint reader is of the optical type. The company promises a physical proximity sensor. The key on the edge can trigger the required voice, required search and various AI-powered applications.
The Nothing Phone (4B) launches with Nothing OS 4.1 out of the box (based on Android 16). It will get OS updates for 3 years and security patches for 6 years.