Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro hands-on review

04 March 2025


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Nothing's claim for battery cycles seems to be incorrect mostly..
My 2a battery down to 90% after 340 cycles and that too with conserved charging pattern (not topping up above 80% and calibrations time to time)

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    • 3 hours ago

    remi, 19 hours agoDesign has gone downhill since the Nothing Phone (1).who cares about the design, the real issue is the anemic performance

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      • m@D
      • 5 hours ago

      The more i look at the blue 3a and black 3a pro the more i get fond of it, its actually pretty cool design:p

        Anonymous, 05 Mar 2025It is not Samsung priority either. Ngl phone is never Samsung's priority. Profit is, however.

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          • 6 hours ago

          Anonymous, 7 hours agoOther than the NPU gains on the 7s Gen 3 which might have b... moreyeah, they just picked up the cheapest SoC and decided to sell it overpriced...

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            • 7 hours ago

            Other than the NPU gains on the 7s Gen 3 which might have been crucial to developing the Essential AI feature, they could have moved the MediaTek 7350 to the base 3a.

              remi, 19 hours agoDesign has gone downhill since the Nothing Phone (1).Phone 2 was definitely better than Phone 1 in terms of design and in hand feel

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                • 8 hours ago

                Capt. Cake, 19 hours agoPhone 2a GPU is better You really won't see that in everyday use but yes it's slower. Then again 3a has Snapdragon where 2a has Mediatek but i don't see any issues with Mediateck...i'd take it any day

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                  • 8 hours ago

                  Capt. Cake, 19 hours agoPhone 2a GPU is better That what i said, its -7%

                    Frames aren't aluminium. They're plastic.

                      Size is the only doubt i have about this phone. A pity.

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                        • 12 hours ago

                        hello NOTHING Phone users, I am one of those who know about nothing phone, please please don't waste your money on things that waste your money because set nothing does not have a service center in Malaysia, but if you are abroad, I am not sure and for set nothing warranty is only one year, if you want to repair or send service, not all will have parts for set nothing, seriously if you want to buy, think about it.

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                          • 14 hours ago

                          overpriced and not interesting. Plus the ROUND camera bump same as all the other cheap chinese competition. skip

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                            • 17 hours ago

                            soft pics

                              1989, 05 Mar 2025Compared to phone 2a Cpu single core +7% Cpu multicore ... morePhone 2a GPU is better

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                                • 19 hours ago

                                Samulai, 21 hours agoRegarding the 3(a), I find that the problem with a dedicate... moreDon't forget the focal length. It changes completely the picture with subjects close enough.

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                                  • 19 hours ago

                                  Design has gone downhill since the Nothing Phone (1).

                                    Regarding the 3(a), I find that the problem with a dedicated 2x telephoto lens is that often the main sensor takes the better shot with digital 2x zoom. This was my experience with the Oneplus 11. Though it did excel in portraits in good light, but that's just software trickery anyway that was kind of tied to that lens.
                                    No OIS for that lens is a weird choice, but then again, the whole thing seems amazing for the price, and I KNOW it's amazing for the price, when compared to most of the competition at least in Europe.
                                    There is not one Nothing phone out there with a vibration motor from a children's toy and that says a lot.

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                                      • 22 hours ago

                                      Roops, 05 Mar 2025These phones really interest me and they're getting go... moreDon't fall for the reviews. Majority of them are paid influencers. Carl Pei is using aggressive marketing and bribes to hawk his wares.

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                                        • 22 hours ago

                                        MrSTTEK, 05 Mar 2025*this is yet another Chinese brand All phone brands are technically chinese

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