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Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

52 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
VS
65 out of 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A17 5G (with Exynos 1330) that was released on August 6, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro and came out 3 months after. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
  • Shows 46% longer battery life (27:00 vs 18:27 hours)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (1218 against 731 nits)
  • 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (884K versus 632K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite 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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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
89.8
(Very good)
Value Index
78.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A17 5G
vs
Phone (3a) Lite

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
PPI 385 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 480 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Panda Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86% 86.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 12 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A17 5G
731 nits
Phone (3a) Lite +67%
1218 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.15/5) Average (2.83/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1330 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max clock 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP2 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 949 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~121.5 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1318 2511
Single-core score 963 1015
Multi-core score 2193 2922
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A17 5G
632461
Phone (3a) Lite +40%
884207
CPU 246966 347556
GPU 43707 126923
Memory 151590 143829
UX 190198 265899
Total score 632461 884207
Samples [16 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 139 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A17 5G
11711
Phone (3a) Lite +2%
11887
Web score 10836 11393
Video editing 6753 5297
Photo editing 20957 23565
Data manipulation 9036 9751
Writing score 16436 17591
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Đỗ Đông Điền)AnTuTu 11632633
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Tom Pearl)AnTuTu 12754245
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Điền)AnTuTu 11516874
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (NonameD)AnTuTu 11652673
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 -> Hamzax107AnTuTu 11657350
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Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Minekenet)AnTuTu 12971209
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Zenos)AnTuTu 11911497
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (a1kzz)AnTuTu 11694121
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 (Kashi)AnTuTu 11884207
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (amor)AnTuTu 11875040
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 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 MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1536 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM One UI 8.5 Nothing OS 3.5
OS updates 6 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:07 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:03 hr 10:31 hr
Watching video 11:31 hr 18:14 hr
Gaming 04:29 hr 06:14 hr
Standby 98 hr 124 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A17 5G
18:27 hr
Phone (3a) Lite +46%
27:00 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC501 GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization No No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4640 x 3488
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC13A0 GalaxyCore GC16B3
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3 5.3
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region 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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2025 October 2025
Release date August 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $249
SAR (head) 0.67 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.97 W/kg -
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is definitely a better buy.

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