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Nothing Phone 3a Nothing Phone 3a Amazon ₹24,999
Nothing Phone 3 Nothing Phone 3 Amazon ₹51,999
General −
LAUNCH DATE
Launch Date
March 11, 2025 (Official)
July 15, 2025 (Official)
OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)
Operating System(OS)
Android v15
Android v15
OS UPDATES
OS Updates
3 Years
5 Year
SECURITY UPDATES
Security Updates
6 Years
7 Year
CUSTOM UI
Custom UI
Nothing OS
Nothing OS
OIS
OIS
Yes
Yes
BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth
Yes, v5.4
Yes, v6.0
Back Camera −
VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES
Video Recording Features
4k @30 fps Full HD @120 fps
4k @60 fps Full HD @240 fps
AUTOFOCUS
Autofocus
Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus
FLASH
Flash
Yes, LED Flash
Yes, LED Flash
IMAGE RESOLUTION
Image Resolution
8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
SETTINGS
Settings
Exposure compensation, ISO control
Exposure compensation, ISO control
SHOOTING MODES
Shooting Modes
Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode
CAMERA FEATURES
Camera Features
Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
CAMERA
Camera
50 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP
50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP
Front Camera −
FRONT CAMERA
Front Camera
32 MP
50 MP
Performance −
CHIPSET
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735
CPU
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 (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)
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture
64 bit
64 bit
FABRICATION
Fabrication
4 nm
4 nm
GRAPHICS (GPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Adreno 710
Adreno 825
RAM
RAM
8 GB
12 GB / 16 GB
RAM TYPE
RAM Type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
COOLING TECHNOLOGY
Cooling Technology
Vapor Chamber
-
BATTERY DRAIN*
Battery Drain*
7.0 %
8.0 %
HEATING*
Heating*
25.5 %
11.0 %
Display −
DISPLAY TYPE
Display Type
Flexible AMOLED
Flexible AMOLED
SCREEN SIZE
Screen Size
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
RESOLUTION
Resolution
1080x2392 px (FHD+)
1260x2800 px (FHD+)
PEAK BRIGHTNESS
Peak Brightness
3000 nits
4500 nits
HBM BRIGHTNESS
HBM Brightness
1300 nits
1600 nits
PWM DIMMING
PWM Dimming
2160 Hz
2160 Hz
REFRESH RATE
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
PIXEL DENSITY
Pixel Density
388 ppi
393 ppi
SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CALCULATED)
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
87.32 %
88.48 %
SCREEN PROTECTION
Screen Protection
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
BEZEL-LESS DISPLAY
Bezel-less Display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
HDR 10 / HDR+ SUPPORT
HDR 10 / HDR+ Support
Yes, HDR 10+
Yes, HDR 10+
SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CLAIMED BY THE BRAND)
Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
91.4 %
92.82 %
TOUCH SAMPLING RATE
Touch Sampling Rate
-
1000 Hz
ASPECT RATIO
Aspect Ratio
-
20:9
Design & Body −
HEIGHT
Height
163.52 mm
160.60 mm
WIDTH
Width
77.50 mm
75.59 mm
THICKNESS
Thickness
8.35 mm
8.99 mm
WEIGHT
Weight
201 grams
218 grams
WATER RESISTANCE
Water Resistance
Yes, Splash proof, IP64
Yes, Water resistant, IP68, (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
RUGGEDNESS
Ruggedness
Dust proof
Dust proof
BUILD MATERIAL
Build Material
-
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus
Network −
SIM 2
SIM 2
5G bands, 4G bands Expand
5G bands, 4G bands Expand
WI-FI FEATURES
Wi-Fi Features
Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO
Yes, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz, MIMO
GPS
GPS
Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
Near Field Communication
Yes
Yes
SIM SLOT(S)
SIM Slot(s)
Dual SIM
Dual SIM
SIM TYPE
SIM Type
SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM
NETWORK SUPPORT
Network Support
5G, 4G
5G, 4G
VOLTE
VoLTE
Yes
Yes
SIM 1
SIM 1
5G bands, 4G bands Expand
5G bands, 4G bands Expand
Battery −
CAPACITY
Capacity
5000 mAh
5150 mAh
BATTERY TYPE
Battery Type
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
QUICK CHARGING
Quick Charging
Yes, 50W Fast Charging, 50% in 19 minutes
Yes, 65W Fast Charging v4.0
REVERSE CHARGING
Reverse Charging
Yes, 7.5W Reverse Charging
Yes, 7.5W Reverse Charging
BATTERY LIFE (PC MARK)
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 00m
13h 05m
CHARGING TIME (20% TO 100%)
Charging Time (20% to 100%)
51m 50s
50m
WIRELESS CHARGING
Wireless Charging
-
Yes, 15W Wireless Charging
WIRELESS REVERSE CHARGING
Wireless Reverse Charging
-
Yes, 5W Wireless Reverse Charging
Storage −
INTERNAL STORAGE
Internal Storage
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB
STORAGE TYPE
Storage Type
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.0
EXPANDABLE STORAGE
Expandable Storage
No
No
Multimedia −
STEREO SPEAKERS
Stereo Speakers
Yes
Yes
AUDIO JACK
Audio Jack
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
Sensors −
FINGERPRINT SENSOR
Fingerprint Sensor
Yes
Yes
FINGERPRINT SENSOR POSITION
Fingerprint Sensor Position
On-screen
On-screen
FINGERPRINT SENSOR TYPE
Fingerprint Sensor Type
Optical
Optical
OTHER SENSORS
Other Sensors
Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
PROCESSOR
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735
RAM & STORAGE
RAM & Storage
8 GB RAM + 128 GB 8 GB RAM + 256 GB
12 GB RAM + 256 GB 16 GB RAM + 512 GB
DISPLAY
Display
6.77", 1080 x 2392 Resolution
6.67", 1260 x 2800 Resolution

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