Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Nothing started as Carl Pei's revenge project against boring tech. After co-founding OnePlus and watching the industry turn into a sea of identical glass slabs, Pei left and built Nothing—literally named "Nothing" because he wanted to create something different in a world drowning in sameness. The brand's whole thing is "designed for a generation bored with conformity," which is exactly the energy the Phone (4a) Pro delivers. This thing has a metal unibody—actual metal rear panel and side frame—which puts most phones twice its price to shame. It's the world's first 140x ultra zoom smartphone with a 3-camera Sony sensor system, Nothing OS with Essential AI tools baked in, and it costs just £499. That's suspiciously reasonable for a phone that looks this good and performs this well.

The Phone (4a) Pro comes in Silver, Black, and Pink with options for 8GB+128GB or 12GB+256GB. It's IP65 water and dust resistant, runs BGMI at an impressive 118.9 fps average, and the display benchmark blows the Phone (3a) Pro out of the water according to Nothing's own testing. Carl Pei built Nothing to prove you don't need to choose between design and functionality—or between your wallet and your principles. The transparent glyphs are gone, replaced by this sleek metal unibody that feels like the future actually arrived. Nothing just made premium accessible, and the industry is absolutely paying attention.