

Nothing · March 4, 2025
Phone (3a)
Average
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#201 of 458 phones
The Nothing Phone (3a) is a phone from Nothing, announced in March 2025.
It has a 6.77-inch OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset with up to 12 GB of RAM, a 50 MP main camera and a 5,000 mAh battery with 50 W wired charging.
Its vsfind score is 67/100, ranking #201 of 458 phones in our database. Its strongest section is display (85/100).
Highlights
- Screen size
- 6.77″
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage (max)
- 256 GB
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 50 W
- Weight
- 201 g
- 5G: Yes
- Wireless charging: No
- Optical stabilization (OIS): Yes
- Stereo speakers: Yes
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
Section scores
How scores workPros
- Very bright display (3000 nits)
- Plenty of RAM (12 GB)
- Very smooth 120 Hz display
Cons
- No wireless charging
Who is it for?
Anyone who wants a great screen
Display score 85/100
Features
What it has, at a glance
Network & wireless
- 5G: Yes
- eSIM: No
- NFC: Yes
- Ultra-wideband (UWB): No
- Satellite connectivity: No
Charging
- Wireless charging: No
- Reverse charging: No
Camera features
- Optical stabilization (OIS): Yes
- Ultra-wide camera: Yes
- Telephoto camera: Yes
- Periscope lens: No
Audio
- Stereo speakers: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack: No
- FM radio: No
Security
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- 3D face unlock: No
Build & storage
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
- microSD slot: No
- Infrared blaster: No
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- 50/100
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage (max)
- 256 GB
- Process node
- 4 nm
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| OS | Android 15, upgradable to Android 17, Nothing OS 5, up to 3 major OS updates |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU | Adreno 810 |
| Card slot | No |
|---|---|
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 2.2 |
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- 1/1.57″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Yes
- Ultra-wide camera
- Yes
- Telephoto camera
- Yes
- Optical zoom
- 2×
- Video recording
- 4K 30 fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- No
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| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
|---|---|
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS |
| Single | 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44" |
|---|---|
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- 43:56 h
- EU label cycles
- 1400
- Wired charging
- 50 W
- Wireless charging
- No
- Reverse charging
- No
- Reverse charging type
- No
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| Type | 5000 mAh |
|---|---|
| Charging | 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min |
Display
- Screen size
- 6.77″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- 387 ppi
- Peak brightness
- 3000 nits
- Resolution
- 1080x2392
- Screen protection
- Panda Glass
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| Type | AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) |
|---|---|
| Size | 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density) |
| Protection | Panda Glass Ultra HDR image support |
Design & durability
- Weight
- 201 g
- Thickness
- 8.4 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- Glass
- Frame material
- Plastic
- EU repairability class
- C
- EU drop resistance class
- C
- EU energy class
- C
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| Dimensions | 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) |
| Energy | Class C |
|---|---|
| Battery | 43:56h endurance, 1400 cycles |
| Free fall | Class C (90 falls) |
| Repairability | Class C |
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- USB speed
- USB 2.0
- USB port
- USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- No
- NFC
- Yes
- eSIM
- No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- No
- Satellite connectivity
- No
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No
- Fingerprint reader
- Under display (optical)
- 3D face unlock
- No
- Infrared blaster
- No
- FM radio
- No
- microSD slot
- No
- Card slot
- No
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| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 |
| 5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | No |
General
- Operating system
- Android 15
- OS updates (major versions)
- 3
- Launch price
- ₹ 32,299
- Year
- 2025
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| Announced | 2025, March 04 |
|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2025, March 11 |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue, Community Edition green |
|---|---|
| Models | A059 |
| Price | ₹ 32,299 |
Spec source: www.gsmarena.com · Last updated: November 12, 2026
Storage & RAM
Scores use the highest configuration.
- 128 GB · 8 GB RAM
- 256 GB · 8 GB RAM
- 256 GB · 12 GB RAM

