Nothing Phone (2) vs Nothing Phone (3a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2023	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$599	$379

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
7.10 oz (201.2 g)	7.09 oz (201.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water; IP54	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Panda Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
4700 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 29min

Browsing

15h 59min

Video

10h 14min

Gaming

5h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	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 (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

139

Overall

147

Photo

131

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

Learn more on our PhoneArena Camera Test Results page

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, 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 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, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, 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, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready	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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 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
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Memory	12GB/512GB

Links

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Nothing Phone (2) Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Specs
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