Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP48
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Grey, Black

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 397 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	4.1 inches 1048 x948 px Super AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 710	Yes
Memory
12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.57" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
50 MP	10 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	5.4
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD
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	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Links

Full specifications
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs	Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Specs
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