Google Pixel 8A vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the Google Pixel 8A vs Nothing Phone 3a across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 8A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,407, while Nothing Phone 3a scores 3,311, making Google Pixel 8A the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Google Pixel 8A offers 6.1 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 8A features a OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making Google Pixel 8A the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 8A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 50 MP, making Google Pixel 8A better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Google Pixel 8A offers 13 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while Google Pixel 8A delivers 12h 12m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Google Pixel 8A and Nothing Phone 3a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher expert rating of 7.9 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 8A is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Google Pixel 8A has a rating of 4.3.

Google Pixel 8A

₹45,000

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

07 May, 2024

11 Mar, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Google Tensor G3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4492 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
18W Fast Charging	50W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

Compact build
Reliable cameras and AI tools
All-day battery
Stock Android experience

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Very slow charging
Heating issues
Pricing

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5

(11,519 ratings)

4.5/5

(53,009 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,072,406 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
12h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹45,000

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2024

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Google Tensor G3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Nona Core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2.15 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Adreno 710

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,072,406

798,022

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

17.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,033

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.0 %

25.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi

388 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.24 %

87.32 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

152.1 mm

163.52 mm

162.98 mm

Width

72.7 mm

77.50 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.35 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

189 grams

201 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.89 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.73" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4492 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

12h 12m

14h 00m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 33m 53s

0h 51m 50s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)