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Nothing's Qualcomm teaser might signify a budget SoC for the Phone 3a


It feels like we've seen this one before, but we'll have to wait for confirmation.

The company's CEO Carl Pei also formally announced the return to Qualcomm for the Phone 3a, stating the device will receive a 25% boost in CPU speeds. On Qualcomm's side, the company quote-reposted a quick video from Nothing's CEO Carl Pei discussing the Phone 3a. The listing showed the device supported by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, a chip designed for budget phones, but with loads of AI capabilities.

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