Nothing officially announced the Japan launch of its new smartphone, "Phone (4b)." Preorders will begin on 20 October, with sales starting on 27 October through the official website, Rakuten Mobile and other channels. Key features include the Glyph Bar, a new unibody rated to withstand 600N of load, a 5,200mAh battery and an OIS-equipped camera.
London-based Nothing announced that it will launch its new smartphone, Phone (4b), in Japan. Preorders will open at 11:00 a.m. on 20 October, and sales in Japan will begin on 27 October, with the device expected to become available sequentially through the official website, Rakuten Mobile and other channels.
Phone (4b) inherits the design of Phone (4a) while being positioned as an entry-level model, combining a transparent design with performance suitable for everyday use. It features a Glyph Bar, Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, a 50-megapixel main camera, a 6.77-inch Super AMOLED display, a 5,200mAh battery, Nothing OS 4.1 and Essential AI tools.
The device uses a unibody structure made from high-strength polycarbonate, with UV treatment and a surface finish designed to resist fingerprints. It is available in 3 colors, black, white and blue, and has IP64 dust and water resistance.
The Glyph Bar arranges 45 mini-LEDs into 5 squares and can display notifications and status information at brightness levels of up to 3,500 nits. Light patterns can be customized for incoming calls and notifications, and a recording light comes on when taking photos or recording video.
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 uses a 4nm process and an 8-core configuration. CPU performance is approximately 15% higher and GPU performance approximately 25% higher than the previous model. AI processing performance is up by as much as approximately 240%, accelerating tasks such as camera processing and voice recognition.