Nothing Phone (4b) Debuts at €330, Creeping Toward the Mid-Range
Nothing introduced the Phone (4b) with its trademark glyph LEDs and a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, but a €330 European starting price leaves little breathing room above older budget models.
Nothing has launched the Phone (4b), opening a new entry-level B-series. The handset keeps the brand's transparent styling and rear glyph notification lights, but enters Europe at €330, positioning itself uncomfortably close to higher-tier hardware.
On paper, the device offers a 6.7-inch 120Hz OLED panel, an eight-core Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor, 8 GB of RAM, and either 128 or 256 GB of onboard storage. The camera cluster relies on a 50-megapixel primary sensor with optical image stabilization, flanked by an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a 16-megapixel front camera. Wireless connectivity covers 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, and NFC.
Battery capacity varies by region: European buyers receive a 5,200 mAh cell, while the Indian variant gets bumped to 6,000 mAh. Wired charging is capped at 33 watts, requiring an advertised 80 minutes for a full top-up. The chassis includes stereo speakers, an optical under-display fingerprint reader, and an IP64 splash-resistance rating.
Software ships as Nothing OS 4.1 on top of Android 16. The company pledges three major OS upgrades and six years of security patches. However, pricing raises questions: at €330, the Phone (4b) lands considerably higher than the Phone (3a) Lite (€280) and rubs shoulders with the standard Phone (3a) ($350).
Sales begin June 17 across Europe, the United Kingdom, and India. The United States is excluded from the release.
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