Nothing Phone 3 vs Nothing Phone 3a Pro

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Nothing Phone 3a Pro 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: Nothing Phone 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,123, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro scores 3,325, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the larger display of the two. Both Nothing Phone 3 and Nothing Phone 3a Pro feature the same Flexible AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Nothing Phone 3a Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Nothing Phone 3a Pro feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 26m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Nothing Phone 3 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers 128 GB, making Nothing Phone 3 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 3a Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3 and Nothing Phone 3a Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

₹27,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

11 Mar, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5150 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Fast Charging	50W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Attractive display
Solid battery life with fast wired charging
Clean, bloat-free software experience

Unique transparent design with Glyph interface
Powerful chipset for smooth performance
Improved camera setup
Clean, bloat-free Android experience

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Overpriced for the hardware on offer
Asymmetrical design may not appeal to everyone
Cameras are good, not great

No charger in the box
Charging speeds are not the fastest in its class
Periscope lens needs improvement

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,717 ratings)

4.4/5

(210 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	809,554 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹27,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

3 More Videos

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 710

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 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.

1,930,244

809,554

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

18.0 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

1,064

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

16.8 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

87.32 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

91.4 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

163.52 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.59 mm

77.50 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

8.39 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

218 grams

211 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size OV50H

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGNJ ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/2.68 Periscope Camera1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.55 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

13h 05m

14h 26m

16h 04m

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

0h 50m 0s

0h 51m 50s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)