Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro announced with SD7s Gen 3 and telephoto cameras

04 March 2025
The Phone (3a) series brings solid upgrades this year.

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Much better than the A56.

    IP64 is just bad. Why Nothing? WHY???!!!

      403 Forbidden, 04 Mar 2025Waiting for "A56 is better bcuz it got 6 OS updates.&q... moreWith 8gb ram ontop of it. 😂

      I find it funny when I see some people comparing the A56 to some of the new midrange phones and they'll be like "it should have at least 6 years of os updates"

      Six years of os update is not good for a phone that comes with 8gb of ram when the phone company decides to give some region the 12gb of ram variant.

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        Oh forgot to say that the blue colour is fire. More colours please!

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          Pro should have had 7+ Gen3!

            Anonymous, 04 Mar 2025Name me like one REALLY good phone that has both the headph... moreApart from saving $2, name me one good reason to NOT include SD card and headphone jack on a phone.

              It's crazy to think that these two phones have a better display than the brand new S25 Ultra that costs 3x the price. 8bit displays have been out for YEARS, Samsung needs to step up their game and atleast try to act like they're innovating 😒

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                Anonymous, 04 Mar 2025the camera won't be laggy but you are right that about... moreUfs 3.0 also that will do they think about cost.

                  403 Forbidden, 04 Mar 2025Didn't know abt that. It makes more sense then.Plus OneUI 8 will fully run on Vulkan instead of Open GL, which will better utilize Exynos chips, that's why Samsung plan big comeback with Exynos in S26 series. OneUI 7 runs something in Vulkan and something in Open GL, one of the reason why OneUI 7 is getting delayed.

                    Tarabyte, 04 Mar 2025seems to be cheaper actually. Here in the US, phone 3a is c... moreGood for you, here in Czechia, Chinese phones are more expensive, eg. Honor Magic 7 Pro being more expensive than S25U and 16 Pro Max. Last years Magic 6 Pro was cheaper than this year Magic 7 Pro, but still more expensive than S24U and 15 Pro Max. Also the newly realised Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 phones (this Nothing 3a series, Redmi Note 14 Pro+ and realme 14 Pro+) are more expensive than the A56. You can even buy cheaper the opened box S24 FE (it's now avaible for 490 USD). While the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, realme 14 Pro+ and Nothing Phone 3a Pro can be your for just 588 USD. A56 costs 503 USD. Speaking of prices ... iPhone 16e 128 GB can be yours for just 713 USD.

                      Anonymous, 04 Mar 2025Lame excuse. I used same phone for 7 years. Always upd... moreAgain an even more narrow minded comment based on all the reasons I listed in my previous comment and also even more narrow minded based on your example about a customer upgrading from a Oneplus 13 to a Oneplus 14. This is definitely not necessary and I never mentioned this.

                      You're only looking at people who upgrade from flagship to flagship. What about someone upgrading from dumb phone to budget, or budget to mid range.

                      This should have been pretty obvious from the last comment I made. I used my Oneplus One for 5 years until the battery used to run out midday.

                        jiyen235, 04 Mar 2025forgive me for asking for better value phonesYou're forgiven, though you won't be able to find any

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                          jiyen235, 04 Mar 2025No, i just want a Nothing phone 3a but with an sd card slot... moreWould still buy lame Samsung A even if nothing had all this.
                          Just like the ppl " no jack no buy here" that can have Sony or Asus but still buy iphone and complain on internet phones lack jack.

                            Tarabyte, 04 Mar 2025That Exynos 1580 and UFS 3.1 storage also have the massive ... moreOneUI 8 will fully running on Vulkan, instead of Open GL, that will give Exynos pretty good boost and Samsung plans big comeback with Exynos on S26 series.

                              jiyen235, 04 Mar 2025i'm not saying buying the products makes you bad autom... moreOK now this I can get behind because you're more specific about the people who you have issues with which are the fanboys and the corporate slaves.

                              Everything you've listed I agree with you but unfortunately it does come down to one simple thing that you correctly mentioned which is 'vote with your wallet' and this is what people are not doing enough.

                              When you say the world has gone crazy it already was but after seeing the behaviour of people after the 5090 launch was absolutely disgusting.

                              The reason why is not because of the scalping or lack of stock, its because there were people who don't vote with their wallet. I've seen and heard stories of people wanting to pay more than 5000 USD for that piece of garbage knowing full well about the burning cables and missing ROPs. Yes the world has gone insane. You are right here.

                              Imagine having a 4090 with 24gb vram and crying for not getting a 5090 that has 32gb vram. As the saying goes 'the things you own, own you'

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                                Snapdragon 695 hater, 04 Mar 2025That's a very narrow minded comment because you haven&... moreLame excuse.

                                I used same phone for 7 years. Always updating apps.
                                There was no change over the years.
                                Youtube today is not more demanding than it was before to run.

                                Person gets an OP13 today, than in January gets OP14. How is it necessary?
                                Phone with latest SoC could not handle Instagram, Tiktok, facebook, telegram, youtube, duolingo, netflix?

                                  PatrickCzech, 04 Mar 2025That Exynos 1580 is faster than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. Plus S... moreThat Exynos 1580 and UFS 3.1 storage also have the massive disadvantage of being bogged down by One UI. The A56 and A36 will probably get 3 years max before they're basically unusable, just like how pretty much every other A series has fared since the beginning of the A series

                                    The 3a is superior compared to the A36 without a doubt. It's all good (but I won't buy it beacsue the ultrawide camera doesn't support 1080p 60fps), albeit for the obviously significantly worse update support (but still decent, 3 os updates and 4 year security updates). It's undoubtedly better than the Realme 14 Pro which lacks an ultra wide and still uses the Dimensity 7300, and the Redmi Note 14 Pro which lacks the telephoto, has 7300 and comes with last year's software.

                                    The 3a Pro, on the other hand, has quite generic specs for a price similar to that of the Realme. The chip should've been a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, which is not too much better than 7s Gen 3, but that's still an improvement - it's like D7200 Vs 7350 comparison. Plus, it's still using UFS 2.2 when the 14 Pro+ uses 3.1. Why?

                                    There's three things going for it - 1 more year of updates (Vs 2 os updates and 3 year security updates for Realme 14 Pro+ - why did they downgrade it from 12 Pro+???), that design and the Essential Space thing (looks cool! Wish they could bring it to older devices via power button double click)

                                    In conclusion:
                                    3a: Good!
                                    3a Pro: Meh

                                      Anonymous, 04 Mar 2025Nobody is forced to get new phone every 24-36 months. It ... moreThat's a very narrow minded comment because you haven't taken into consideration people's requirements and how they may change over time.
                                      Customers might value memories so they want a better camera.
                                      Maybe they do a lot of travelling and want something that has water and dust resistance.
                                      Maybe they've notices that the speed of their phone is slowing down because apps keep updating and get more complex so they need a faster chip.
                                      Maybe their battery is draining quickly after all the software and app updates.
                                      Maybe they want faster charging as some phones have 5000mah batteries with only 15w of charging
                                      Maybe they take long commutes so want to take advantage of 5g and want to watch content on a 1080p OLED screen instead of a 720p LCD.

                                      There's so much more that I can list and this is coming from someone who is a basic user. I might not care about the camera much on a phone but there's loads of people who want the best snapshots which is why everyone can criticise Pixels for being overpriced but people will go out of their way to spend their money just for the camera alone.

                                      If none of us needed to upgrade then we'd all be using 3310s

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                                        jiyen235, 04 Mar 2025No, i just want a Nothing phone 3a but with an sd card slot... moreAmen. I think we all should have learned by now that companies rarely keep up their promises.. if something isn't there when money are paid then...gl to the waiting believers

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