Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis reveals the company aims to release at least six new handsets in 2027, signalling a major shift towards broader product range and industry resilience, despite economic challenges and speculations of financial difficulty.
Nothing appears to be preparing a much busier smartphone schedule, with co-founder Akis Evangelidis saying the company could release at least six new handsets in 2027, roughly twice the number it has launched in 2026, according to an interview reported by Times Now and picked up by Android Authority. The comments suggest a broader push to widen Nothing’s range rather than rely on a small number of design-led flagships.
That would mark a notable shift for a company that has already been managing a more complicated product mix this year. Nothing has brought out the mid-range Phone (4a), the Phone (4a) Pro and the budget Phone (4b), while holding back a long-awaited flagship launch until later. Android Authority reported that the company is also teasing the Phone 4b as a lower entry point beneath the 4a line, signalling an effort to cover more price tiers.
The expansion comes against a difficult backdrop for handset makers. Evangelidis has publicly linked some product delays to higher memory and component costs, saying the company could not build a CMF successor that felt like a genuine upgrade at a sensible price. The Tech Outlook reported that this pressure helped explain why a CMF Phone 3 Pro successor will not arrive this year.
Nothing has also had to push back on speculation that it was in financial trouble. PhoneArena reported that Evangelidis dismissed claims of market exits and a large-scale shutdown as “fake news”, while acknowledging that the company is restructuring and that employees have been affected. That suggests the planned handset expansion is being presented internally as part of a reset rather than a sign of retreat.
Even so, the company’s ambitions fit a wider industry pattern. Smartphone makers have increasingly segmented their line-ups with slim models, folding phones and camera-focused variants, while Nothing has spent recent years building a distinctive identity around transparent hardware and a playful brand image. Evangelidis has also argued in other public remarks that smartphones will remain the main gateway to future operating systems, even as artificial intelligence changes how people use them.
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