Nothing Phone (3a) vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1184 (Average)	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
2.2 (Average)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	1910
3D Mark High
1060	346
3D Mark Low
1055	338

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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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: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	Yes
Front
32 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
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 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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

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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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