Fairphone 5 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$459

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.39 mm
Weight
7.48 oz (212.0 g)	7.44 oz (211.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP55; MIL-STD-810 certified	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
Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition	Grey, Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.80% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2700x1224px, 459 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Panda Glass

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2700 MHz	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 643	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2)	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 15min

Browsing

16h 13min

Video

10h 26min

Gaming

11h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.49" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/2.51" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

135

Overall

148

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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 3.0	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
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA	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, 12, 20, 28, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Links

Full specifications
Fairphone 5 Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs
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	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Review