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 value 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 can assist with the worth.
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 transport on July 15.
The Cellphone (3) incorporates 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 similar value proper now (it went up $30). Magnificence is within the eye of the beholder, so we go away that to you. However we are going to say that this one is skinny (5.8mm) and lightweight (163g). Battery life from the three,900mAh cell is predictably nothing particular, nevertheless it’s not too unhealthy both.
The 6.7” show has 1440p+ decision and is an LTPO panel, befitting a flagship machine. And the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy affords flagship efficiency. The 200MP most 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 massive, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ is cheaper. It’s thicker (7.3mm) and heavier (190g) than the Edge, nevertheless it’s nonetheless quite a bit 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 simply 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 meanwhile – we’ve seen larger 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 an excellent deal quicker than the 8s Gen 4.
The triple 50MP digicam on the again of this one has a 1/1.43” most important sensor and a much bigger 1/1.95” contained in the 3x/73mm periscope module. The battery is virtually enormous at 6,000mAh and tremendous quick with 100W wired and 50W wi-fi charging.
OnePlus 13R reductions are even rarer, nonetheless, this mannequin is nicely value 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 enormous 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 score (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 just want an energetic Prime subscription, however see if you will get the 1-month free trial.
The Amazon Fireplace Max 11 is a good pill for streaming and lightweight work. It has an excellent high quality 11” IPS LCD and stereo audio system. Storage is expandable, however you might need to decide the 128GB mannequin anyway – for $50 extra you get double the storage and no lockscreen advertisements (it prices $15 to take away the advertisements on the 64GB mannequin).
The Amazon Fireplace HD 10 is dust low-cost – we don’t imply that in a nasty means, when else have you ever seen a ten.1” pill underneath $100? The storage improve is a no brainer on this one (it’s solely $10), although word that it doesn’t take away the advertisements – that’s a $15 further.
There’s additionally the Amazon Fireplace HD 8. It’s extra moveable and the 32GB variant is cheaper. Plus, the 64GB mannequin has a bit extra RAM (4GB vs. 3GB), nevertheless it prices $5 greater than the bigger Fireplace HD 10 64GB.
This was simply the appetizer, we are going to dive into the Amazon Prime Day offers subsequent week.
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