Just yesterday, Apple announced a special “experience” or small-scale media briefing to be held in three cities across the world, including London, New York, and Shanghai, and we’ve already published a detailed story about the items we’re expecting from the showcase.
However, less than a day later, Nothing’s CEO Carl Pei has emerged with a cheeky invite for the company’s new mid-rangers. In an X post, Pei shared a picture of the Apple invite, with “Nothing” spray-painted on the Apple logo and “March 5” on the event date.
A cheeky invite to a Phone 4a event
In his own cheeky way, Pei has announced a Nothing launch event on March 5, 2026.
The X post doesn’t mention anything else apart from the graffiti-style announcement, but there’s a YouTube live scheduled for 02:30 AM PT on the same day, indicating that the event should be streamed live.
At the event, Nothing should unveil the successors of the Phone 3a series: the Phone 4a and Phone 4a Pro. In the past, Pei has mentioned that the brand is focusing on bringing its popular mid-range series closer to a “flagship” experience.
Bold colors and performance upgrades
In addition, Pei also teased a “bold new experimentation of color,” which could be a hint about a vibrant Phone 4a finish. According to recent leaks, both phones could be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset, which should offer an upgrade over the 7s Gen 3 chip used in the Phone 3a.
Otherwise, the Phone 4a series could feature a 6.82-inch AMOLED panel that supports a high refresh rate (120Hz or 144Hz), 8 or 12GB of RAM, either 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, multiple cameras on the back (with a dedicated telephoto sensor), and over 5,000 mAh of battery cells.
Both phones should run Nothing OS 4.0, based on Android 16, out of the box.