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

Design

Dimensions
	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.39 mm
Weight
	7.44 oz (211.0 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, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
	Grey, Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.8-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Technology
OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
	87.32 %
Peak brightness
	3000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Panda Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x 2.8GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x 2.5GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x 2.4GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 735	Adreno 710
RAM
8GB	12GB
Internal storage
128GB	256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), Nothing OS 2.0 UI	Android (15)

Battery

Capacity
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

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 15min

Browsing

16h 13min

Video

10h 26min

Gaming

11h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps)
Front
32 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

135

Overall

148

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
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
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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 459
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, SIM ejector, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025
Expected Announcement
Mar 04, 2025

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (3) Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs
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