The Nothing Phone (2) got official in July last year, and so you may have been expecting its successor to show up in a few weeks' time. But you'd be wrong, as it turns out. The lack of recent leaks regarding a Phone (3) was actually foreshadowing. Today Nothing founder and CEO Carl Pei outright announced the fact that the Nothing Phone (3) is only going to launch in 2025. That's a pretty huge delay compared to the usual high-end smartphone yearly refresh cycle, and if you're wondering why Nothing chose this path, it's all about - wait for it - AI. There's been a lot of hype around AI....
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_phone_3_isnt_coming_until_next_year_ceo_announces-news-63156.php