Nothing Phone (3a) vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379	4GB/64GB - $180

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1184 (Average)	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
2.2 (Average)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	2095
3D Mark High
1060	384
3D Mark Low
1055	381

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
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)	Yes
Front
32 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	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	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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