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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Phone (3a)

66 out of 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
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66 out of 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Nothing Phone (3a)

Here we compared two mid-range 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 (3a), which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (6)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Phone (3a) crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
67.6
(Good)
Value Index
72.8
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Phone (3a) Pro
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Phone (3a)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
PPI 387 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Panda Glass Panda Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4% 87.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 90 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (3a) Pro +2%
1301 nits
Phone (3a)
1273 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) 163.52 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.84/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Nothing Phone (3a)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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)		 - 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)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1050 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Nothing Phone (3a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Phone (3a) Pro +2%
1182
Phone (3a)
1158
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Phone (3a) Pro +2%
3357
Phone (3a)
3276
Compute Score (GPU)
Phone (3a) Pro +1%
4459
Phone (3a)
4435
Compute Score (GPU) 4459 4435
Single-core score 1182 1158
Multi-core score 3357 3276
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Phone (3a) Pro +1%
1063109
Phone (3a)
1050601
CPU 412882 402549
GPU 181358 179108
Memory 195833 194640
UX 273036 274304
Total score 1063109 1050601
Samples [14 tests] [38 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 380 379
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Phone (3a) Pro
12012
Phone (3a) +3%
12382
Web score 11321 11533
Video editing 6246 6290
Photo editing 20223 20294
Data manipulation 10284 10511
Writing score 16850 16899
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Floyd)AnTuTu 111054677
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 (Chicha | #LYT-600)AnTuTu 111059547
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Ghost)AnTuTu 111075398
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (Wal)AnTuTu 111078269
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (Syed Shahzaib Subhani)AnTuTu 111040961
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Nothing Phone (3a)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55CPU Throttle82%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55Geekbench 6 GPU3328
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55Geekbench 6 CPU1158 / 3276
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Aames Ng)AnTuTu 111069149
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (xperz3650)AnTuTu 111065584
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Nothing OS 4.0 Nothing OS 4.0
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 50 W 50 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:06 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:09 hr 08:06 hr
Watching video 16:21 hr 16:25 hr
Gaming 05:48 hr 05:49 hr
Standby 131 hr 131 hr
General battery life
Phone (3a) Pro
25:01 hr
Phone (3a)
25:03 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GNJ Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.6
Focal length 70 mm 50 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung ISOCELL
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung ISOCELL
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.44" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4
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, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
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 Mid-range
Announced March 2025 March 2025
Release date March 2025 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $459 $329
Successor - Nothing Phone (4a) Pro - Nothing Phone (4a)
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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the connectivity is more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (3a).

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
159 (33%)
323 (67%)
Total votes: 482

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Kris September 5, 2025 at 05:54 PM
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro is LPDDR4X
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Nothing March 8, 2025 at 09:27 AM
Nothing special.....
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Jk jk March 5, 2025 at 09:59 AM
Overpriced phone. Whilst vivo giving 6500mah battery, nearly same perfoming chipset , ufs 3.1 in a budget phone . Nothing 3 series is literally nothing but scrap
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Mk kad March 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For the same price you will find even better than vivo, but sure af that wont be reliable just like vivo. Chinese company phone are just disgusting
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Pavan April 23, 2025 at 05:06 PM
Mk kad, "Nothing" is more unreliable than vivo
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akp831 March 4, 2025 at 04:03 PM
Who's gonna buy the 3a Pro when the specs are mostly the same as the Regular 3a Carl pei, founder of nothing, is Asian. I thought Asians were smart, but this is a dumb move
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