Nothing reveals its biggest Phone (4b) teaser yet with a launch date and it might be the CMF Phone 3 Pro in all but name

Date:
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:40:21 +0000

Description:
The Nothing Phone (4b) is landing soon as an entry-level alternative to the (4a), but isn't that what the CMF line is for?

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Nothing has just revealed its biggest Phone (4b) teaser yet It's a lower-end alternative to the Nothing Phone (4a), which makes us wonder whether it was originally planned to be a CMF model It'll be announced on July 7 Something strange is going on at Nothing just a few days ago the company announced that there wouldnt be any new CMF phones this year , but now its back with a teaser for the first in a new line of phones, dubbed the Nothing Phone (4b). And there are reasons to think this is the CMF Phone 3 Pro in all but name.

The main teaser for the Nothing Phone (4b) comes from Nothings official X account and includes sketches of various possible designs, thereby not actually giving much away. But it also says that well learn more on July 7 at 11am BST, which is 3am PT / 6am ET / 8pm AEST. We do know a bit more already though, as Nothings co-founder Akis Evangelidis has explained on X that the B Series builds on the success of the A Series by expanding into a new segment, while maintaining a clear product hierarchy. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

More tellingly, they added that the A Series remains our most premium line below our flagship products, which doesn't carry a letter designation. Thats
a roundabout way of saying that the Nothing Phone (4b) will be lower end than the Nothing Phone (4a), and you know what else would have been lower end? The canceled CMF Phone 3 Pro. Phone (4b).Kept sketching the Phone (4a) series and accidentally made a new phone.7 July, 11:00 BST. pic.twitter.com/kQjb76174h June 23, 2026 A CMF phone at a higher price? So why would Nothing repackage the CMF Phone 3 Pro as the Phone (4b)? Well, Nothing has stated that we wont see any new CMF phones this year thanks to the ongoing RAM crisis, which has meant that we can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF. You may like Nothing cancels CMF Phone 3 Pro due to rising memory costs I was a Nothing-design skeptic, but the Phone (4a) Pro made me a believer Nothing is proving that smartphones can still be chic, and I hope other Android manufacturers are paying attention

What they might be able to do though is sell that phone at a price that makes sense for the more premium Nothing brand. So in other words theres a chance this is the CMF Phone 3 Pro, just at a higher price than Nothing could get away with while using CMF branding.

Of course, thats just speculation. Its entirely possible that along with the budget CMF Phone 3 Pro, Nothing was also working on the budget Phone (4a),
and that it just happened to tease the latter mere days after canceling the former. But the timing does seem odd. Get daily insight, inspiration and
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Well probably never know for sure whether this was originally designed as a CMF model or not, but we should at least learn more about the specs,
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