Fairphone 3+ vs Nothing Phone (3a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 27, 2020	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.83 x 0.39 inches 158 x 71.8 x 9.9 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.54% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 427 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1184 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 14 MHz 4x1.8GHz Kryo 250 Gold 4x1.8GHz Kryo 250 Silve	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 710
Memory
4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1174
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3337
3D Mark High
Untested	1060
3D Mark Low
Untested	1055

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Battery

Type
3040 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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