Nothing officially sort of confirms the Phone (4b)'s chip, leaving little to guess

Nothing has officially confirmed that the Phone (4b) will run a Snapdragon chip, with the full spec reveal set for July 7. The exact model is still under wraps, though leaks point to a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, a step below the Phone (4a) Pro. Should the rumors pan out, this phone will likely become the ultimate budget rival to the Pixel 10a.

Snapdragon is back for Nothing's budget line

Nothing shared the news through its own community channels, confirming it is again partnering with Snapdragon for the Nothing Phone (4b). Coming straight from Nothing, the Snapdragon part is now settled.

The same teaser appeared on Flipkart in India, where a Goat Sale listing called the phone powered by Snapdragon ahead of the date.



Neither names the actual chip, of course. An earlier leaked Geekbench result, which we dug into already, pointed to the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 with 8GB of RAM, the likely chip rather than a confirmed one.

Where the Phone (4b) lands against its rivals

For most buyers it is simple, since this is the cheap Nothing, sitting below the Phone (4a) and its Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. A 6 Gen 4, if the leak holds, would put the (4b) a clear notch under that, so the draw is the Nothing look at a lower price, not raw speed.

It also fits the running theory that the (4b) is the canceled CMF phone reborn under the Nothing badge after memory prices climbed, a read we have leaned toward before.

If you are eyeing a Pixel 10a or a Galaxy A-series phone, this likely does not change what you'd buy. Those sell on software and cameras while the (4b) sells a design, so Google and Samsung have little to worry about here.

Who the Phone (4b) is really for

The (4b) is for people who want the Nothing aesthetic without paying Phone (4a) money, the same crowd that would have grabbed a CMF. For them the chip matters less than it sounds.

A Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is no gaming powerhouse, but for everyday scrolling, messaging and the odd photo it tends to be plenty. What will actually decide this phone is the price, since the memory crunch makes a truly cheap launch harder than it used to be.

Why I am still curious about July 7

I keep a Phone (4a) Pro on my desk and have owned several Nothing and CMF phones, so a cheaper handset that still looks like a proper Nothing is precisely what I love to recommend. Even though the leaks have mostly shown me everything I need to know about this phone, I'm still looking forward to the official reveal on July 7th.

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