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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024	Jul 01, 2025
MSRP
$ 349 / € 329	$ 799
Scheduled release
	(Official) Jul 15, 2025

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 162.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm	6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	7.69 oz (218.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2412x1084px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.28 %	88.40 %
Peak brightness
1300 cd/m2 (nit)	4500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.8GHz Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex A510	Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4	Adreno 825
Memory
8GB/128GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15), up to 5 OS updates

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 25min

Browsing

13h 33min

Video

10h 5min

Gaming

8h 47min

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
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	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 (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

129

Photo

119

Video

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, 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

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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	Bands 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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G
Bands 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	Bands 1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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