Nothing Phone (3a) vs Nothing Phone (1) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Jul 12, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	7.02 oz / 193.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.93% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1184 (Average)	Untested
Bright Min
2.2 (Average)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 778G+ SM7325-AE (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 3x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 642L
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	1035
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	2933
3D Mark High
1060	769
3D Mark Low
1055	761

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 33.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 8min

Browsing

12h 28min

Video

10h 13min

Gaming

7h 43min

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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: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.7"
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 (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	16 MP

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	5.2
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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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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, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB