Nothing Phone (3a)

$399.00
Brand: Noa
Category: Mobiles

Processor: Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
RAM: 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Display: 6.77 inches
Camera: Triple Camera
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

Nothing Phone (3a) - PRICE

Nothing Phone (3a) $399.00
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9.1 4.6 1

Design 9 / 10
Display 9 / 10
Camera 8 / 10
Features 9 / 10
Connectivity 9 / 10
Usability 10 / 10
Performance 10 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

Nothing Phone (3a) has been officially announced on March 4, 2025.

Product Main Features:

The device measures 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm and weighs 201g, featuring an IP64 rating for dust and water resistance. It includes three LED light strips on the back for notifications, camera fill light, and 26 addressable zones. The 6.77-inch AMOLED display offers 1 billion colors, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support, and 3000 nits peak brightness, with a 1080 x 2392 pixels resolution (~387 ppi) and Panda Glass protection.

Running on Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.1 (up to 3 major updates), it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset, an octa-core CPU (1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A720, 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720, 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), and Adreno 710 GPU (940 MHz). Nothing Phone (3a) offers 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, and 256GB 12GB RAM with no expandable storage.

The triple rear camera setup includes a 50 MP (f/1.9, wide, PDAF, OIS) sensor, a 50 MP (f/2.0, telephoto, PDAF, 2x optical zoom), and an 8 MP (f/2.2, 120˚ ultrawide), supporting 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps, gyro-EIS, and OIS. The 32 MP (f/2.2) front camera records 1080p@30fps.

Audio features stereo speakers but no 3.5mm jack. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, and USB-C 2.0 (OTG). The 5000 mAh battery supports 50W wired charging (50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min). Additional features include Circle to Search and under-display fingerprint sensor. Available in Black, White, and Blue.

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Nothing Phone (3a) - SPECIFICATIONS

General

Model

Nothing Phone (3a)
Released

Rumored
Status

Coming Soon

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight

201 Grams
Waterproof

IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

AMOLED
Size

6.77 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2392 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

1B colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~387 ppi density
Touch Screen

Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Panda Glass
Features

Ultra HDR image support

Hardware

CPU The main chipset of the device.

Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Adreno 710 (940 MHz)
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

8 GB, 12 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

128 GB, 256 GB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Circle to Search

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 15
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

Nothing OS 3.1

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

50 MP (wide) + 50 MP (telephoto) + 8 MP (ultrawide)
Image

2160p
Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

Yes
Front Camera

32 MP (wide)

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB

Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Yes
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

Yes
Headphone Jack

No

Battery

Capacity Battery Capacity

Li-Po 5000 mAh + 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Placement

Non-Removable

Media

Video Playback

Yes
Video Out

Yes
FM Radio

No
Ring Tones

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes
Handsfree

Yes

Data

4G LTE 4G LTE bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - Global
5G NR Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 SA/NSA - Global
Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G