Google Pixel 6a vs Nothing Phone (3) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022	Jul 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$449	$799

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm	6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage	Black, White

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1501 (Good)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Tensor (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20	Adreno 825
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	Android (15), up to 5 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1428	2165
GeekBench 6 Multi
3313	6930
3D Mark High
1620	4111
3D Mark Low
1011	3794

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Battery

Type
4410 mAh, Li - Polymer	5150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48