Nothing Phone (3) vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 01, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$799	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.69 oz (218.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 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 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 825	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15), up to 5 OS updates	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

Battery

Type
5150 mAh, Si - Carbon	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	Yes
Front
50 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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, 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Links

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