Nothing’s signature transparent design is coming to a new budget phone this week

British tech company Nothing is known for its transparent, vintage-inspired tech design, but it’s never been the most affordable option on the market. It looks like that will change this week, as the company is set to unveil the Nothing 3A Lite on Wednesday.

Nothing indicates that this will be the company’s first smartphone, and it will include the transparent design elements seen across the company’s range of phones and headphones. We got our first glimpse of what looks like the phone’s back panel in an image out of nowhere, but we’ll have to wait until Wednesday at 1pm GMT for the full reveal.

The addition of the 3A Lite range of phones to Nothing’s comes after the launch of the 3A Lite Nothing phone 3 (the first and true leader) this summer, and the medium term 3A and 3A Pro Again in the spring. For the first time, the company will be offering smartphones that range in price from budget to high-end, meaning there should be something for everyone.

The Nothing Phone 3A Lite is an “interesting prospect,” said Andrew Lanxon, CNET’s editor at Large, who reviewed all three phones in the 3 Series. “There are no really budget-focused phones out there, with the current Phone 3A coming in at a low to mid-range price,” he said. “I’ll be keen to see how affordable Nothing phones can make it, while still providing an enjoyable everyday user experience.

“It is crucial that they continue to offer long support periods for software to increase lifespan – and thus reduce the overall carbon footprint,” he added. “Value should not come at the expense of longevity.”

Nothing currently offers six years of support for Android with the Nothing Phone 3, which is less than Google offers with its latest Pixel phones, which it offers for seven years. The company has also recently killed its luster Avatar interface – Personally, I think the alternative is better – and this has been increasingly emphasized Original use of artificial intelligence As a selling point for its phones.