Tech company Nothing has big plans for 2025, as a leaked email already revealed. But though we knew a new phone announcement was imminent, today’s model is a surprise. Instead of the expected Phone (3), it’s the Phone (3a) series. Here’s why this makes sense.

The Nothing Phone (3a), the company's next mid-ranger, is set to launch on March 4. And true to Carl Pei's company style, fresh teasers are dropping, giving us glimpses of what to expect.

Phone 3a, Nothing’s next affordable mid-ranger, could have its own iPhone 16-like camera control feature. The London upstart has started teasing the Phone 3a series and one of the teasers gives us a first look at a new button, with a disclaimer, “Your second memory, one click away.” It presumably sits right below the power button.