Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Apple iPhone Fold Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.44x3.05x0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.39 mm
Weight
7.44 oz (211.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Yes
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Grey, Black	Black, White

Display

Size
6.8-inch	7.8-inch
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2460x2180px, 424 PPI
Technology
OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.32 %
Peak brightness
3000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Panda Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding inside the device, Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
	5.5 inches, 2380 x1080 px, OLED

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Apple A20 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.5GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x 2.4GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 710	Apple GPU
RAM
12GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
256GB	256GB (UFS 4.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iOS

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4700 mAh
Type
Not user replaceable	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging
Fast charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 15min

Browsing

16h 13min

Video

10h 26min

Gaming

11h 6min

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: 1/1.56"	50 MP
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps)	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
50 MP	12 MP Folded: 12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

135

Overall

148

Photo

122

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging	Type-C (reversible), USB 3.2, Features: Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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	Bands mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 459
In The Box
Phone, Type-C cable, SIM ejector, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs	Apple iPhone Fold Specs
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