Nothing Phone 3a vs Samsung Galaxy A36

Nothing Phone 3a

₹22,999

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Samsung Galaxy A36

₹30,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

87%

85%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

02 Mar, 2025

Performance


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

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

AI

N/A	Awesome Intelligence Gemini Live Custom Filters Object Eraser Circle to Search (Music, Image, Text) Instant Slo-Mo AI image portraits Edit suggestions

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	5 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	45W Super Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.9/10

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7.5/10

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Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Excellent multimedia output
Smooth & capable One UI 7
Reliable camera setup
6 years of software support

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

No expandable storage
Performance could be better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(49,175 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,105 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	655,225 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	9h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

6 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

CPU

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	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

655,225

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

3,675.0

4,189.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

28.4 %

* 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

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

86.64 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

87.8 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.50 mm

78 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

201 grams

195 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Slow Motion Video Pro Mode

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 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

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

9h 21m

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

0h 51m 50s

1h 3m 27s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)