Nothing has confirmed that it axed its plan to upgrade the CMF Phone 2 Pro this year. Meanwhile, the London-based brand has started teasing the Phone (4b) model.
Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis shared the details, noting that the decision not to release the new CMF phone was due to the high memory cost. To recall, all brands are affected by the crisis, pushing some to increase prices of their latest and past models. Nothing increased the prices of the Phone (4a) Pro, Phone (4a), and Phone (3a) Lite in May. According to the exec, the issue would make it hard for the company to deliver upgrades without raising prices, which negates CMF’s budget branding.
On a positive note, Nothing fans can expect a new Nothing phone. While the company did not specifically name the device on its cryptic post, it is believed to be the Nothing Phone (4b).
If true, it will join the Phone (4a) and (4a) Pro as another mid-ranger device. It is unknown exactly how the phone will position itself in the lineup, but recall that the A models offer some interesting features, including the circular Glyph Matrix feature on the Pro.
The Pro also comes with a newer Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (vs. the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 of its predecessor) chip, a thinner body, a metal unibody design (vs. plastic), an IP65 rating (vs. IP64), UFS 3.1 storage (vs. UFS 2.2), and a bigger 6.83″ display (vs. 6.77″ AMOLED). The vanilla variant, on the other hand, has the same camera lenses as the other phone, but with a 50MP 1/1.57″ Samsung GN9 main camera (vs. the Sony sensor in the Pro). It also has minor upgrades, including a Snapdragon 7s Gen chip, a higher-resolution display with peak brightness, and a 5080mAh battery (vs. 5000mAh).
