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British tech company Nothing is gearing up to launch the next two devices in its ever-expanding product portfolio on July 7. In the phone category, Nothing is set to launch the Phone 4B, the successor to the Phone 4A, which it just announced in March. Meanwhile in audio, its newest offering will be the Ear 3A -- likely its next pair of in-ear headphones, building on the success of the Ear 3.
Nothing teased the Phone 4B launch last week, then confirmed over the weekend that the phone was on its way, and gave us a series of pictures and a bunch of details to whet our appetites for the upcoming launch. The company's phone strategy is very much focused on only releasing one major flagship phone every other year, but delivering a range of budget and mid-range alternatives in the interim.
The upcoming Phone 4B, pictured in blue, has a unibody design that Nothing says is both strong and smooth. The Glyph Bar, which was also on the Phone 4A, will now flash with live updates, and the phone will come with a slimmed-down version of its predecessor's transparent bump.
The Nothing Ear 3A launch is also scheduled for July 7.
NothingOn Tuesday, Nothing said it will also launch the Ear 3A on the same day as the Phone 4B. In a teaser image, the company listed four colors -- white, black, yellow and pink -- presumably letting us know the shades it's chosen for the upcoming buds.
Nothing has always had a distinct design language that differentiates from its comparatively bland competitors in the Android phone market, which since the company's inception has been defined by its transparency. But throughout 2026, we've seen the company increasingly experiment with color -- particularly blue, pink and yellow.
Nothing Chief Brand Officer Charlie Smith told me back in March at Mobile World Congress that the company's embrace of color is an important part of its culture of "rebellious creativity." "If we want to make technology fun," Smith said, "we can't do that by things just being gray, black and white."
The Phone 4A's pale pink hue was one of CNET Editor at Large Andrew Lanxon's favorite things about the phone when he reviewed it back in May. "It's a fun color that doesn't take itself too seriously -- and that's refreshing," he said. "Would I like to see the next model go eye-meltingly magenta? Absolutely."
On its Ear 3A teaser post, the company has included some brighter tones, but the blue Phone 4B looks very similar in color to the blue iteration of the Phone 4A. Bolder tones for the headphones would make sense, especially given that the launch tag line on Nothing's website describes them as "your new party pill."
With July 7 just one week away, we don't have long to wait to find out exactly what that means.
