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

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6.8	6.4
Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (3a)
Released · Jul 15, 2025	Released · Mar 11, 2025
6.7-inch · 2800x1260px	6.8-inch · 2392x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
5150 mAh	5000 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 01, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$799	8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 \| €379

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 8.35 mm
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 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	Black, White, Blue

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

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1501 (Good)	1184 (Average)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.2 (Average)

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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 3x3.0GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 825	Adreno 710
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 5 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2165	1174
GeekBench 6 Multi
6930	3337
3D Mark High
4111	1060
3D Mark Low
3794	1055

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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

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

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: 1/1.57"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
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	32 MP

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

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

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

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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