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

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 01, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Scheduled release
(Official) Jul 15, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$799	$459

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.39 mm
Weight
7.69 oz (218.0 g)	7.44 oz (211.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
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
Black, White	Grey, Black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Panda Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 825	Adreno 710
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 5 OS updates	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5150 mAh, Si - Carbon	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 15min

Browsing

16h 13min

Video

10h 26min

Gaming

11h 6min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
50 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

135

Overall

148

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 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, USB 2.0	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, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Links

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