Nothing, the smartphone enterprise from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, is on its third technology of Android smartphones. The Nothing Telephone 3a and 3a Professional will likely be formally introduced on March 4, however there will not be a lot left to disclose. Not solely has Nothing teased the telephones a couple of instances, there’s additionally a brand new video highlighting the Nothing Telephone 3a Professional’s design. In it, Nothing’s design crew speaks at size about how they tried to include the chunky digicam module, however what they got here up with goes to be divisive.

As we method 20 years for the reason that iPhone made touchscreen smartphones the default, the shape issue could be very fleshed out. A few of at this time’s hottest smartphones have virtually reached the purpose of anti-design—flat, unremarkable our bodies which can be meant to be coated up with a case. There’s one thing to be stated for that when most individuals slap a sheet of plastic on their telephone and solely take away it as soon as in a blue moon. Nothing, nonetheless, designs telephones with clear panels and glowing “Glyphs” which can be intended to be seen. Within the case of the 3a Professional, there’s additionally a digicam module so large it is positive to face out.

Folks usually need large screens and massive batteries that do not make telephones too thick or heavy. Some parts have shrunk or been dropped totally to unlock area (a second of silence for the dearly departed headphone jack). Digicam modules, nonetheless, cannot shrink infinitely. Smaller lenses and sensors have an effect on picture high quality, so costly telephones usually have gargantuan digicam arrays that may make telephones top-heavy. For instance, take a look at the Google Pixel 9 series, which encompasses a digicam bump that towers above the remainder of the again.

The Nothing Telephone 3a Professional is not a flagship gadget, however it’ll have extra cameras than the Nothing Telephone 3a that can launch on the similar time. The brand new design video exhibits off the telephone’s three rear-facing sensors: a 50MP major, an 8MP ultrawide, and a 50MP periscope telephoto (focal size unknown). The Nothing Telephone 3a Professional has three of these glowing Glyphs on the again, framing the big digicam module. The telephone’s PCB additionally wanted some tweaks to make room for the folded periscope meeting, which is way thicker than the opposite sensors.