Nothing launches Phone 4b budget phone with large battery

London-based technology company Nothing has launched the Phone 4b, a new budget-friendly smartphone positioned as the entry point to its current lineup. The device was announced on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and will become generally available starting July 17.

The Phone 4b is the first device in Nothing's newly designated "b" series, intended to sit below the Phone 4a. It retains the company's signature transparent design aesthetic, featuring a polycarbonate unibody available in black, white, and blue. A distinctive camera module houses a 50-megapixel main sensor with optical image stabilization and an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, complemented by a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.

Key specifications include a 6.77-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. The phone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor paired with 8GB of RAM, with storage options of 128GB or 256GB. It runs Nothing OS 4.1, based on Android 16, and the company promises three years of major operating system updates and six years of security patches.

A major focus of the device is battery life. The global model features a 5,200mAh battery, which Nothing...