Nothing Phone 3a vs Google Pixel 10A

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs Google Pixel 10A 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 10A runs at a higher processing speed of 3.1 GHz, while Nothing Phone 3a runs at 2.5 GHz, making Google Pixel 10A the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Google Pixel 10A offers 6.3 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 10A features a P-OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making Google Pixel 10A the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 10A offers 48 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Google Pixel 10A 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 10A delivers 13h 54m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Google Pixel 10A offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 10A the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nothing Phone 3a and Google Pixel 10A equally at 7.9.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a and Google Pixel 10A both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

Google Pixel 10A

₹50,779

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

06 Mar, 2026

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Google Tensor G4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	P-OLED	IPS LCD
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2424 px (FHD+)	720x1604 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP	8 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5100 mAh	7000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Compact design, improved durability
Decent battery life
7 years of software updates

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Same Tensor G4 chip as Pixel 9a
Limited AI features
Slow charging speed

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.5/5

(52,551 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,439 ratings)

4.3/5

(33 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	1,400,792 AnTuTu Score	570,353 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

₹50,779

@ Amazon

₹15,499

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Feb 18, 2026

(Official)

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

7 Year

1 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

7 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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Google Tensor G4

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MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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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

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.92 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G715 MP7

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

1,400,792

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

8.0 s

26.0 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

N/A

383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

32.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

P-OLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1800 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

422 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

85.29 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

N/A

84.3 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

153.9 mm

166.2 mm

Width

77.50 mm

73 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

9 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

201 grams

183 grams

215 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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

48 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.725 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size

N/A

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

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)

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

2k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5100 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6W 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 00m

13h 54m

16h 49m

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

51m 50s

1h 26m

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Yes Up to 1 TB

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N19 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)