Nothing Phone (3a)

Specifications
Nothing Phone (3a)
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  • 6.77" 1080x2392 pixels
  • 50MP 2160p
  • 8/12GB RAM Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
  • 5000mAh 50W
Released 2025, March 11 201g, 8.4mm thickness Android 15, up to 3 major upgrades 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2025, March 04
Status Available. Released 2025, March 11
Body
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz)
Build Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Display
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density)
Protection Panda Glass
 Ultra HDR image support
Platform
OS Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Adreno 710 (940 MHz)
Memory
Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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Battery
Type 5000 mAh
Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue
Models A059
Price $ 399.99 / £ 329.00 / € 327.90
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 828429 (v10)
GeekBench: 3278 (v6)
3DMark: 1064 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1273 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -24.1 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (new) Active use score 13:38h
Nothing Phone (3a) 128GB 8GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM

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User opinions and reviews

  • Anonymous
  • 13 May 2025
  • pKL

Probably writing have bought this phone but it's too big and heavy.

  • n
  • 12 May 2025
  • J9T

Can you get the 3a (not pro) with the colour blue and 128GB, 8GB Ram or is the blue one with 256GB,12GB Ram only??

  • Anonymous
  • 12 May 2025
  • B4X

It depends on who you are getting updates from - whether you are getting them from generous guys or rogue ones (that pushes updates as to slow down the phone or the machine - such as Microsoft and Apple, sometimes Google or other OEM's, it depen...

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