Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$369	$459

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.39 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	7.44 oz / 211.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Grey, Black

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1531 (Good)	1408 (Good)
Bright Min
1.4 (Good)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1380 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G68 MP5	Adreno 710
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1027	1187
GeekBench 6 Multi
2937	3311
3D Mark High
811	1060
3D Mark Low
807	1054

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 15min

Browsing

16h 13min

Video

10h 26min

Gaming

11h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

135

Overall

148

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Specs
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