New Delhi, April 10 -- For a few years now, Nothing has mastered the art of standing out in a sea of boring glass slabs with the transparent design, the Glyph lights, the avant-garde software aesthetic, even the cheeky branding. To use a Nothing Phone still feels like a design studio has wandered into the smartphone market and started asking questions no one else was.

Yet, identifying as the refreshing, playful and occasionally quirky alternative to the norm can only get you so far, and with the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro ( Rs.39,999 onwards), Nothing has quietly shifted. The brand is now signaling an interest in making an actual better phone, not just one that's interesting. With revamps in design, hardware and cameras, this is a mid-ranger...