Samsung Galaxy A03s vs Nothing Phone (3a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 18, 2021	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€160	8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.91 oz / 196.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Blue. White	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
	Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1184 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 710
Memory
3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1174
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3337
3D Mark High
Untested	1060
3D Mark Low
Untested	1055

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 50.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
5 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	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
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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