Nothing Phone (3a) vs Honor 400 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	May 23, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379	8GB/256GB - €499 8GB/512GB - €549

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.16 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 156.5 x 74.6 x 7.3 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Midnight Black, Meteor Silver, Desert Gold, Tidal Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.71% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 5000 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2736x1264px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1184 (Average)	1565 (Good)
Bright Min
2.2 (Average)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SM7550-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.63GHz Cortex-A715 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A715 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 720
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	1141
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	3179
3D Mark High
1060	1488
3D Mark Low
1055	1482

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5300 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 28min

Browsing

13h 20min

Video

9h 34min

Gaming

10h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	4K UHD, 1080p
Front
32 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

124

Overall

142

Photo

106

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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