Nothing Phone 4B launches outside US with largest battery yet
Nothing’s new lower-cost Phone 4B brings a plastic body, OLED screen and big battery, but The Verge reports it will not be sold in the US.
By Maya Lindqvist · Senior Technology Correspondent
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Nothing has added a new Phone 4B to the low end of its smartphone lineup, The Verge reported. The handset matters for buyers watching the brand’s cheaper devices because it creates a new tier below the company’s A-series phones and, like several of Nothing’s budget models, leaves out the US market.
The Verge reported that the Phone 4B follows last year’s Phone 3A Lite and appears to replace that “Lite” naming approach. The company already uses A branding for more affordable products, while the first B-series model sits beneath those phones.
Lower-cost hardware, familiar design cues
The Phone 4B takes elements from the Phone 4A and 4A Pro, which The Verge said arrived in March. Its one-piece body resembles the Phone 4A Pro, but the material changes from metal to plastic.
The handset also uses a revised version of the Glyph Bar notification lights from the regular Phone 4A, according to The Verge. Nothing will offer the Phone 4B in white, black and blue, and the device carries an IP64 rating for dust and water resistance.
Inside, the phone uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor, paired with 8GB of RAM, The Verge reported. Storage options are 128GB and 256GB.
The display is a 6.77-inch OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, according to The Verge. The rear camera setup includes two cameras: a 50-megapixel main sensor with optical image stabilization and an ultrawide camera whose resolution was not listed in the report.
Battery is the main standout
The battery is the strongest specification on paper. The Verge reported that the Phone 4B has a 5,200mAh battery in most markets, while the India version rises to 6,000mAh.
That capacity makes it the largest battery Nothing has put in a phone so far, according to The Verge. The software will be Android 16 at launch, and Nothing promises three years of operating system updates plus six years of security patches, the report said.
The availability plan keeps the phone out of the US. The Verge reported that the Phone 4B will launch in the UK, Europe and India, while the Phone 4A Pro is sold in the US.
That split keeps Nothing’s US lineup focused on select models while its cheaper handsets remain aimed at other markets. The Verge did not list US pricing because the Phone 4B is not being released there.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.