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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$459

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 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, 87.32% screen-to-body	7.8-inch
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2460x2180px, 424 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass
Features
	Folding inside the device, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision
Additional display
	5.5 inches, 2380 x1080 px, OLED

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Apple A20 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 710	Apple GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iOS

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 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
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 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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
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	mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Links

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