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Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Debuts: The Cheapest Nothing Phone Arrives With No Gimmicks
OPPO Find X9 Pro Review: Flawed, But Still the Best Overall
Joel Joseph
October 29, 2025
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Nothing is ending the year with its most affordable phone yet, the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite. It drops the signature transparent design for a simpler look, focusing purely on performance and price.
Meanwhile, a global memory chip shortage could push smartphone prices up, Huawei’s Mate 70 Air leaks with a curved display, and Apple is finally bringing OLED to the iPad Air and Mini in the coming years.
Here’s what you’ll discover in today’s tech roundup:
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite debuts as the brand’s most affordable smartphone yet
Global AI-driven memory chip shortage could make phones more expensive
Huawei Mate 70 Air leak reveals curved display and more RAM
OPPO Find X9 Pro review — great, but not flawless
Apple plans OLED upgrades for iPad Air, Mini & MacBook Air
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As we near the end of 2025, Nothing has one more smartphone for its fans. The mid range Nothing Phone a series has been quite popular in the market, so the brand decided to release another model from the Phone (3a) lineup.
But the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is its most affordable device yet, with a focus on delivering capable specs at the cost of some flashy new design element. This is the first Nothing smartphone ever to be released with no eye-catching flair.
Read on to find out more.
 If you’ve been eyeing a new phone, you might want to buy sooner rather than later. A global memory chip shortage is pushing up costs, and many smartphone makers, including Samsung, one of the largest memory manufacturers, are reportedly planning price hikes across their lineup. The issue comes down to high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the same ultra-fast RAM used in AI servers that power tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot. Demand has exploded thanks to the AI boom, but supply hasn’t caught up. |  Huawei’s Mate lineup has always been about pushing boundaries, and the upcoming Mate 70 Air looks like it’ll continue that trend — only slimmer and sleeker. Fresh leaks suggest that the Mate 70 Air will pack a quad-curved display and extra RAM, giving it an edge over the standard model ahead of its rumored November debut. The standard Mate 70 already sets a solid foundation with a 6.7-inch flat OLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, and 1.5K resolution (2688 × 1216). |
 In Gizmochina’s hands-on video with the OPPO Find X9 series, the new Find flagship was considered a phone with almost no flaws. But after buying the Find X9 Pro and actually using it for a week, I have to apologize—it does have a few shortcomings. The Find X9 Pro, like the vivo X300 series, uses the Dimensity 9500 processor. But the current version of the Find X9 Pro doesn’t offer a great gaming experience even with this chipset. |  Apple is bringing OLED screens to more of its lineup, but it’s going to take a while. According to Bloomberg, the company is working on OLED versions of the iPad Mini, iPad Air, and MacBook Air, with launches spread out over the next few years. The iPad Mini is reportedly first in line, set to make the jump in 2026. The iPad Air will follow in its next major refresh — likely 2027 — while the MacBook Air is expected to be last, moving to OLED around 2028. |
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