Nothing Phone 3 teardown reveals the guts of the year’s oddest-looking smartphone

For all the complaints we tend to hear about modern phones not offering nearly enough variety, so far this year has brought us some pleasantly anomalous smartphone hardware. That’s led to plenty of hemming and hawing over devices like the Galaxy S25 Edge and its decision to trade battery endurance for an exceptionally thin build, but maybe the single most controversial handset to launch across the first half of 2025 has been the positively odd-looking Nothing Phone 3.

Curious how such an unusual design might ultimately impact things like build quality, durability, and reparability? Zack from JerryRigEverything is on the case, and his latest video breaks down what you can expect from Nothing’s latest hardware