Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Phone (3)
66
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.77-inch Nothing Phone (3a) Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) that was released on March 4, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (3), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
- Shows 9% longer battery life (25:01 vs 22:56 hours)
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2371K versus 1063K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1507 against 1301 nits)
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 387 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 50W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Panda Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 95.5% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) | 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 75.59 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.99 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4459 | 18674 |
| Single-core score | 1182 | 2117 |
| Multi-core score | 3357 | 6798 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 412882 | 707936 |
| GPU | 181358 | 802873 |
| Memory | 195833 | 376970 |
| UX | 273036 | 483914 |
| Total score | 1063109 | 2371693 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 380 | 1749 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7966 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11321 | 13254 |
| Video editing | 6246 | 6510 |
| Photo editing | 20223 | 27186 |
| Data manipulation | 10284 | 13887 |
| Writing score | 16850 | 19394 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#179th place)
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Floyd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1054677 |
| π 2026-08-04 (Chicha | #LYT-600) | AnTuTu 11 | 1059547 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Ghost) | AnTuTu 11 | 1075398 |
| π 2026-06-13 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1078269 |
| π 2026-05-30 (Syed Shahzaib Subhani) | AnTuTu 11 | 1040961 |
Nothing Phone (3)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Val) | AnTuTu 12 | 2658288 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Leo) | AnTuTu 11 | 2371693 |
| π 2026-07-10 (Sumit Pandit) | AnTuTu 11 | 2392977 |
| π 2026-03-14 (Michael) | AnTuTu 11 | 2428616 |
| π 2026-02-01 (TheFunder) | AnTuTu 11 | 2270521 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | Nothing OS 4.0 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max charge power | 50 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1400 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | 08:36 hr |
| Watching video | 16:21 hr | 13:19 hr |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | 05:45 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 114Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNJ | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $459 | $799 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (4a) Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Phone (3):
- The Indian model has a 5500 mAh battery, compared to 5150 mAh in the international one, (including the U.S. version).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nothing Phone (3) is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 91