Nothing Phone (3) gets price cut up to RM500 in Malaysia, now starts at RM2,599
- ID
- 28508
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026, 8:08 PM
- Fetched
- 25 Sep 2026, 8:50 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/09/25/nothing-phone-3-malaysia-price-cut/
- Source URL
- https://soyacincau.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 25 Sep 2026, 8:51 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
Nothing cut the Malaysian price of the Nothing Phone (3) effective 25 September 2026, dropping the 12GB+256GB model to RM2,599 (from RM2,999) and the 16GB+512GB model to RM2,999 (from RM3,499) — reductions of RM400 and RM500. The phone launched in Malaysia in July 2025 with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a 489-LED circular Glyph Matrix rear display, four 50MP cameras and a 5,150mAh battery, and carries five years of Android updates plus seven years of security updates. Buyers also get a limited-edition merchandise set while stocks last, and Phone (3) owners can join the Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta.
Why it matters
This is a consumer hardware price cut, not a tooling change, so there is no code or infrastructure decision here for most builders. The only concrete takeaway is for anyone buying Android test devices: a 2025 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 flagship at RM2,599 with seven years of security updates is now cheaper than at launch, and the Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta is available if you need to test against non-stock Android UI changes. If you do not buy test hardware or ship Android apps, skip this one.
Discussion angle
For anyone who ships Android apps: is a discounted 2025 flagship with 7 years of security updates a better long-term test device than a current mid-range phone, and does testing on Nothing OS 5.0 beta (redesigned icons, new Geist typeface, Quick Settings changes) catch anything stock Android testing misses?