Nothing Phone (3a)
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Nothing Phone (3a)

Overall Score
66/100
GRADE C · Average
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 402549
Graphics (GPU) 179108
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Nothing Phone (3a) is an engineering-tested smartphones achieving an overall rating of 66/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
24/100
Rating: Poor
NanoReview Score
66/100
Rating: Average
Performance
47/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Battery cycles 1400 cycles
Battery type Li-Po
Bypass charging No
Capacity 5000 mAh
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:06 hr
Gaming 05:49 hr
Max charge power 50 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Standby 131 hr
Watching video 16:25 hr
Web browsing 08:06 hr
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
CPU 402549
Compute Score (GPU) 4435
Data manipulation 10511
GPU 179108
Graphics score 379
Graphics test 3 FPS
Memory 194640
Multi-core score 3276
Photo editing 20294
Single-core score 1158
Stability 98%
Total score 1050601
UX 274304
Video editing 6290
Web score 11533
Writing score 16899

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
2G network GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G network UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G support Yes
Bluetooth features LE
Bluetooth version 5.4
DisplayPort No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port No
Multi SIM mode Standby
NFC* Yes
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* No

Design and build

Design and build specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber
Colors White, Black, Blue
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Frame material Plastic
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 inches)
Rear material Glass
Repairability Average (2.84/5)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Waterproof IP64
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)

Display

Display specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 19.9:9
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Max rated brightness 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits
PPI 387 ppi
PWM 90 Hz
RGB color space 99.8%
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels
Response time 1 ms
Screen protection Panda Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.7%
Size 6.77 inches
Type AMOLED

Main camera

Main camera specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 30FPS
8K video recording No
Angle of widest lens 120°
Aperture f/1.9
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode
Flash LED
Focal length 24 mm
Image resolution 8192 x 6144
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP2) Telephoto: 50 MP3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Matrix 50 megapixels
Pixel size 1 micron
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p)
Stabilization Optical
Zoom Optical, 2x

Memory

Memory specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Channels 2
Memory card No
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X
RAM size 8 GB
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2

Other

Other specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Announced March 2025
Bundled charger Not included
Category Mid-range
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Release date March 2025
Sensors - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint
Successor -Nothing Phone (4a)

Performance

Performance specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
FLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1050 MHz
GPU shading units 256
Graphics Adreno 810
Lithography process 4 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 2500 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Yes

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-03-26(Miron) AnTuTu
📘 2026-03-31(Faeri) AnTuTu
📘 2026-04-13(Sonu) AnTuTu
📘 2026-06-03(xperz3650) AnTuTu
📘 2026-06-07(Aames Ng) AnTuTu
📘 2026-07-10->ratulislam-55 CPU Throttle

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 32 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
OS updates 3 years
Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Nothing OS 4.0
Security updates 4 years

Sound

Sound specifications for Nothing Phone (3a)
Specification Value
Dolby Atmos No
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack No
Speakers Stereo

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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