Nothing Phone (3a)
- Screen: 6.77" AMOLED - 1080 x 2392
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- Camera: 3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP)
- Battery: 5000 mAh
- OS: Android 15
- Weight: 201 grams (7.09 oz)
Review
Scores marked with a red asterisk (*) are approximate, as we currently do not have sufficient test results to make a precise estimation.
Full specifications
Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Nothing Phone (3a)Display
| Type | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels |
| PPI | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Panda Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4435 |
| Single-core score | 1178 |
| Multi-core score | 3214 |
| CPU | 273497 |
| GPU | 201133 |
| Memory | 173729 |
| UX | 168025 |
| Total score | 816384 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 |
| ROM | Nothing OS 3.1 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 50 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No |
| Wireless charging | No |
| Reverse charging | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 19 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:56 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 50 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" |
| Autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No |
| Hybrid slot | No |
| 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G network | UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| 4G network | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 |
| 5G support | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No |
| FM radio | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 |
| Launch price | $329 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included |
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