Nothing Phone 4a vs Nothing Phone 3

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a vs Nothing Phone 3 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 4a scores 3,364, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a the larger display of the two. Both Nothing Phone 4a and Nothing Phone 3 feature the same Flexible AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and Nothing Phone 3 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 32 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making Nothing Phone 4a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Nothing Phone 3 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 128 GB, making Nothing Phone 3 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a and Nothing Phone 3 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Nothing Phone 3

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

15 Jul, 2025

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


5400 mAh	5150 mAh	6500 mAh
50W Quick Charging	65W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,788 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,696 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

5 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

7 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 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.

1,176,492

1,930,244

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

10.0 s

N/A

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.

1,116

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

11.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

393 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

88.48 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.82 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

160.60 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.5 mm

75.59 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.99 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

205 grams

218 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel 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/2.68 Periscope Camera1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5400 mAh

5150 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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 42m

13h 05m

N/A

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

1h 11m 0s

0h 50m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)