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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Jul 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379	$799

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Black, White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1184 (Average)	1501 (Good)
Bright Min
2.2 (Average)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 825
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 5 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	2165
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	6930
3D Mark High
1060	4111
3D Mark Low
1055	3794

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
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 7 MIMO, 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, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, 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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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