Weekly poll: can the Nothing Phone (3a) or the Phone (3a) Pro be your next phone

16 March 2025
The young brand is going into its third generation of phones with a focus on mid-rangers first, a flagship will come later on.

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Darth Caesium, 19 hours agoWith the Pro's price tag, they could've either us... moreWhy didn't they use that sensor for ultrawide?

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    • Anonymous
    • Bn5
    • 18 hours ago

    I don't care about cameras much myself, bought th nothing 3a phone and seems good so far. I've only played final fantasy 7 ever crisis on it but it plays well and does everything else a phone does at a good price. Didn't want a Chinese brand phone in the age of CCP and their desire to invade Taiwan (never know if your phone will suddenly get locked out or you lose access to Google services etc. / spying on your data). Nothing gave me a chance to get a cheaper phone than Samsung that works very well for normal use anyway.

      Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is unfortunately, very uncompetitive for mid-range phones.

      Sure, a good chip doesn't 100% guarantee a good phone, but a mediocre chip 100% guarantees a mediocre phone.

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        • Anonymous
        • U@f
        • 19 hours ago

        Anonymous, 19 hours agoActually I don't like when a company CEO acted arrog... moreLooks like you won't like any company in your lifetime.

          DarlingYext, 19 hours agoNo thanks, I don't want a phone with plastic frames.What's the difference when most would use a case on anyway

            No thanks, I don't want a phone with plastic frames.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 19 hours ago

              Not a fan of the slow UFS 2.2 storage. Id prefer the OnePlus Nord 4 to be honest.

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                • XVE
                • 19 hours ago

                Actually
                I don't like when a company CEO acted arrogant
                I prefer when the company of peoduct acted diwn to earth

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                  • 19 hours ago

                  Darth Caesium, 19 hours agoI mean, on paper both of these devices look great until you... moreAgreed. Instead of using a pedestrian ultrawide, they could've gone for an ultrawide main camera, as seen in Sharp's R8 series. That would've saved some cash for manufacturing, if they can't provide anything sensible.

                    phone (3a) pro is very good, only second to realme 14 pro+

                      Minu, 19 hours agoI never expected this brand to go from a marketing-fueled h... moreI mean, on paper both of these devices look great until you look at the ultrawide. The 3a Pro should've definitely had an SD 7 Gen 3 and a 50MP ultrawide, but at the same time, a €470 phone with a 3× periscope that uses the LYT-600 for it is a pretty interesting value proposition. Not even Vivo's more expensive €600+ V50 Pro does this, and that phone is already very interesting.

                      The 3a is very good too. You don't get a telephoto at around this price from anyone else except for Motorola, and their phone is still more expensive.

                        PureOS, 21 hours ago3a has a chance with 330€ price tag. 3a pro is just to expe... moreWith the Pro's price tag, they could've either used the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 or had a 50MP ultrawide instead of 8MP. Perhaps maybe even SD 7 Gen 3 + 13MP ultrawide using the GalaxyCore GC13A2 sensor?

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                          Darth Caesium, 20 hours agoThey're both rather competitive for the price, but the... moreI never expected this brand to go from a marketing-fueled hype machine to a poor value-for-money brand, within the scope of its inception to today. Replacing the distinctive 50MP ultrawide from the first 2 iterations with a pedestrian 8MP ultrawide used in BBK phones is an unforgivable compromise.

                          Also, the HMD Skyline is a better phone overall compared to this, given that it's reduced between 45-60% from it's launch price. This has the same chipset (an iteration newer doesn't mean it's a better purchase for the extra cash), while the HMD has the upper hand for repairability and much better selection of cameras.

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                            • 19 hours ago

                            Darth Caesium, 20 hours agoThey're both rather competitive for the price, but the... moreI never expected this brand to go from a marketing-fueled hype machine to a poor value-for-money brand, within the scope of its inception to today. Replacing the distinctive 50MP ultrawide from the first 2 iterations with a pedestrian 8MP ultrawide used in BBK phones is an unforgivable compromise (given that it had been spammed on various Vivo S/Y, IQOO Z series, OnePlus Ace/R series and the Oppo Reno devices in particular).

                            Also, the HMD Skyline is a better phone overall compared to this, given that it's reduced between 45-60% from it's launch price. This has the same chipset (an iteration newer doesn't mean it's a better purchase for the extra cash), while the HMD has the upper hand for repairability and much better selection of cameras. Looking at the pricing trend of the previous devices, they've overpriced this for no reason imho.

                              vik457, 19 hours agohttps://en.gcoreinc.com/news/detail-66Saw the exact link when searching up the sensor. It's pretty interesting what GalaxyCore is doing, even if they're relatively small and not widely used outside of in budget and certain mid-range devices.

                                Darth Caesium, 19 hours agoThat's honestly pretty wild for a budget sensor.https://en.gcoreinc.com/news/detail-66

                                  vik457, 20 hours agoIt's also the only such sensor with dag and 12-bit raws.That's honestly pretty wild for a budget sensor.

                                    Darth Caesium, 20 hours agoI think so. It's a 2023 sensor.It's also the only such sensor with dag and 12-bit raws.

                                      vik457, 20 hours agoIs the newest 13 mp 1/3" sensor actually gc13a2?I think so. It's a 2023 sensor.

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                                        • 20 hours ago

                                        JURE 75, 20 hours agoThey are too ugly, and I don’t want a midranger. Midrangers... moreMaybe not equal a used flagship, maybe just a 1 year old one that's still on sale.