Google Pixel 9a vs Nothing Phone (3a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$379

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g)	7.09 oz (201.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic 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, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Panda Glass

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

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 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 3.2	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, QZSS, NavIC, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 9a Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Specs
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