Marketed by Nothing as its first true flagship (though some beg to differ on this point), the Nothing Phone 3 garnered a lot of interest when it officially launched at the start of this month.
Of course, it wasn’t long before the new $799 handset fell into the hands of popular tech YouTuber Zack Nelson (he of JerryRigEverything), who took no time at all in putting it through its paces in his carefully designed and very unscientific durability test.
As usual, the box cutter makes an appearance early on. Here, the Nothing Phone 3 would’ve recoiled in horror if smartphones were capable of such a thing. But they can’t. So it didn’t.
Nelson scrapes the blade down the phone’s sides, which are made of anodized aluminum and therefore scratch up pretty badly.
During his enthusiastic dragging of the cutter across the phone’s various surfaces, Nelson points out that the Nothing Phone 3 has a USB-C 2.0 port, which he describes as “wildly out of date for a flagship,” adding, “When you have the same specs as an iPhone, you know you’re at least three years behind.” Most Android flagships are using USB-C 3.2, which transfer data 20 times faster than 2.0, Nelson notes.
Next, out comes the naked flame, which is held close to the phone’s 6.6-inch OLED display. A nasty mark appears after about 20 seconds. “The burn mark is permanent, so don’t try this at home,” the YouTuber cautions.
Next up, the bend test. Nelson’s infamous bend test, applied by his own bare hands, has caused some phones to snap in two. But the Nothing Phone 3 is build of solid stuff and shows no flex at all. Nice.
“The Nothing Phone 3 definitely survives my durability test,” Nelson concludes.
Impressively, it also survives the YouTuber’s teardown, which involves removing the back panel to take a closer look at the Nothing Phone 3’s innards. Watch the video (top) to find out more.
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Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.