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

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5.9
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
6.8
Nothing Phone (3)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Nothing Phone (3)
Released · Aug 03, 2024
Expected release · Jul 15, 2025
6.7-inch · 2412x1080px
6.7-inch · 2800x1260px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
12GB · 256GB
5000 mAh
5150 mAh
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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 6.7-inch
Resolution
2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 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 7350 Pro (4 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x 3.0GHz 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
RAM
8GB 12GB
Internal storage
256GB 256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (14) Android (15), Nothing OS 2.0 UI, up to 5 OS updates

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 5150 mAh
Type
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

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 6.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 7
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 399 $ 799

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 05, 2024 Jul 01, 2025
Scheduled release
(Official) Jul 15, 2025

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM
RAM 12GB
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