Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025	Oct 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$459

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.39 mm	5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.44 oz / 211.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Grey, Black	Black, Blue, Pink, White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2656x1220px, 19.5:5 ratio, 464 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1408 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
2.3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1187	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3311	Untested
3D Mark High
1060	Untested
3D Mark Low
1054	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	7000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5	50 MP Optical zoom: 2.6x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
50 MP	50 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
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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