The British company is previewing its new phone ahead of its March 5 launch.
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Apparently nothing leaves much to the imagination. The British company presented its new 4A phone on Monday, but without the bright pink color expected by some. Prospective customers got a sneak peek at the latest iteration of the company’s Glyph notification system, the Glyph Bar.
In an article published Monday on It wasn’t quite the “bold new color experiment” envisioned by CEO Carl Pei. had hinted on Instagramwhich seemed to suggest that 4A might experiment with pink.
The X post also revealed Nothing’s new Glyph Bar, which consists of seven small square LED lights to the right of the camera. The Glyph interface is a light pattern on all Nothing phones. These lights are essentially notifications for things like incoming calls and texts, battery charging, deliveries and more, all without turning on the main screen.
A representative for Nothing did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.
The 4A and 4A Pro are the latest models from Nothing, which Pei founded in 2020. The London-based company is known for making Android phones with minimalist designs, a transparent backplate, and the Glyph interface. The company remains a niche phone maker, with a global market share of 1% (2% in India) and a valuation of over $1.3 billion.
Nothing differentiated itself with creative touches amid the emphasis on minimalism, particularly in the Glyph interface. When the company launched its first phone – the Phone (1) – in July 2022, the Glyph consisted of five LED strips. Phone (2) had 11 as of July 2023. A significant change occurred in July 2025 with Phone (3) and the introduction of the Glyph Matrix – a circle of 489 mini-LEDs that allowed the phone to display symbols, such as emoji, for a wider range of notifications.
The Glyph Matrix was introduced with Nothing’s Phone (3) in 2025.
NothingCNET’s Katie Collins I checked the phone (3) in the summer of 2025 and was impressed by the range of information the Glyph Matrix could display, including the time, the phone’s battery percentage, and pixelated portraits showing who was calling.
The Glyph Bar of the new 4A phone will be 40% brighter than the Glyph Bar of previous models, nothing says. The company adds that the bar, with dozens of mini-LEDs housed in the small squares, will allow users to configure more notifications with a less distracting design.
For example, you can set a particular light pattern to notify you when a specific person calls you or when you receive a text message from another person. You can also set up a light pattern to notify you when a delivery arrives at the front door.
YouTuber Austin Evans, who has more than 5.7 million subscribers to his channel, where he tests all kinds of tech products, says he doesn’t consider Nothing’s Glyph to be “extremely useful,” but that it’s a nice change of pace from the typical design of a phone.
“It’s a nice feature that’s more of a design choice than a practical functionality, but it’s much better than a simple sheet of glass that you just cover with a case,” Evans told CNET. “I like the aesthetic that Nothing offers. I feel like smartphones have become too bland and clean and boring, and it’s nice to see someone doing something really different.”
While the 4A may not have been colorful at the March 5 launch, Pei’s pink phone could have been for another model, the 4A Pro. The company’s most sophisticated phone ever will be launched alongside the 4A at Central Saint Martin’s, London’s famous art and design school, on March 5.
A report indicates that the 4A could feature a Snapdragon 7-series chip, which offers more powerful AI, 5G, and gaming capabilities.
