Nothing Phone 3a vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs Samsung Galaxy A27 5G 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 3a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,311, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G scores 2,989, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A27 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A27 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and Samsung Galaxy A27 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G delivers 11h 24m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and Samsung Galaxy A27 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A27 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a is rated 7.9.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A27 5G has a rating of 4.2.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A27 5G

₹30,490

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

87%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

03 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM, LPDDR5X
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP No Shake Cam Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Six years of OS updates and security patches
Attractive display
Comprehensive on-device AI features

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Charging is on the slower side
No telephoto camera
IP64 rating is adequate but falls behind rivals

User Ratings

4.5/5

(52,589 ratings)

4.2/5

(19 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	845,601 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 24m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jun 30, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

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Processor

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

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB	6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

798,022

845,601

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

25.0 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.

1,033

948

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1400 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

86.58 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.52 mm

162.4 mm

Width

77.50 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

201 grams

200 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes 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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 25W Fast 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.

14h 00m

11h 24m

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

51m 50s

1h 13m 14s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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 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