Nothing Phone 3 will get the company’s best software update promise to date
Nothing has promised a 5+7 update policy for the upcoming Phone 3 — a big leap compared to its previous flagship.

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- Nothing has confirmed that the Phone 3 will get a 5+7 update policy, which most likely means five years of Android OS updates and seven years of security patches.
- This is the longest software support for any Nothing phone to date.
- The device will be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, which the company claims outperforms the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in several areas.
In a big leap forward for longevity, Nothing’s Co-Founder and Head of Marketing, Akis Evangelidis, has confirmed that the upcoming Nothing Phone 3 will ship with a “5+7” software update promise. While Evangelidis didn’t specify the breakdown, he most likely means the phone will get five years of Android version updates and seven years of security patches, a significant step up over the previous Nothing flagship.