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Just last month, I wrote thatI wanted to see shutter buttons become standard-issue on smartphones in 2025.

Now, it seems that we could be getting the first-ever capture button-equipped budget phone.

The Nothing Phone 2a on display, composite with a teaser from Nothing that displays the possible side of the Nothing Phone 3a

The teaser shared by nothing, showing a new button on the side of the upcoming Nothing Phone 3a

The post then reiterates the phone’s previously announced reveal date of March 4.

Sounds like photography talk to me.

In comparison, the current-generationNothing Phone 2astarts at $349 / 319 / AU$675.

The teaser shared by nothing on 4/2/2025, possibly showing a new camera button on the Nothing Phone 3a

The teaser shared by nothing, showing a new button on the side of the upcoming Nothing Phone 3a