Nothing Phone (3a) vs Motorola Moto G86 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	May 29, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$379

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.35 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 161.2 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.09 oz (201.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP69; MIL-STD-810 certified
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	Spellbound, Golden Cypress, Cosmic Sky, Chrysanthemum

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.16% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 MT6878 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 4x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	Mali-G615 MC2
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) 12/256GB 12/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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 (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

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, USB 2.0
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, 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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 32, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (3a) Specs	Motorola Moto G86 Specs
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