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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$349 | €329	$379

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 162.74 x 76.32 x 8.55 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	7.09 oz (201.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
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, 87.28% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2412x1084px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Panda Glass

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.8GHz CortexA715 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA510	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G610 MC4	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 25min

Browsing

13h 33min

Video

10h 5min

Gaming

8h 47min

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, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	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 (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

129

Photo

119

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 Multiple antennas, 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	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, 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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