Google Pixel 8 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$699 | €799	8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379

Design

Dimensions
5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Obsidian, Hazel, Rose	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1630	1174
GeekBench 6 Multi
4302	3337
3D Mark High
2417	1060
3D Mark Low
1669	1055

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Battery

Type
4575 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 18.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 41min

Browsing

15h 39min

Video

9h 36min

Gaming

9h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GNV Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Sensor name: Sony IMX386 Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

143

Overall

146

Photo

140

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 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 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$759

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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