Nothing Phone (3a) vs Samsung Galaxy A03s Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Aug 18, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379	€160

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 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	Black, Blue. White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	MediaTek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2300 MHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 710	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (12, 11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	Untested
3D Mark High
1060	Untested
3D Mark Low
1055	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 15.0W

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	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	5 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	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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