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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024	Jul 01, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Jul 15, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$799

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 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: Glass Frame: Aluminum	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, Grey	Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz 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/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable	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: 50.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 27min

Gaming

9h 19min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

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 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	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" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	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
50 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

121

Overall

132

Photo

110

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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
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, 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	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	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs	Nothing Phone (3) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Review	Nothing Phone (3) Review