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Nothing Phone (3a)
The cheaper half of Nothing's 3a duo swaps the Pro's periscope for a simpler 2x telephoto and keeps everything else: a 3000-nit 120Hz AMOLED, Glyph lights and clean Nothing OS. At $379 it is one of 2025's smartest budget buys.
Pros
- 50MP 2x telephoto at $379
- Bright 3000-nit 120Hz AMOLED
- Aluminium frame and distinctive transparent design
- Clean Nothing OS with three OS updates
Cons
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is midrange at best
- IP64 splash resistance only
- No wireless charging
- 8MP ultra-wide is soft
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Nothing Phone (3a)
Display
- Screen size
- 6.77 ″
- Panel type
- AMOLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2392
- Pixel density
- 387 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 3,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 87.4 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- AnTuTu 10
- 800,000Top 61%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,150Top 61%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,250Top 61%
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.2
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.88
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Telephoto
- 50 MP
- Optical zoom
- 2 x
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 50 W
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
- Active use endurance
- 11 h
Design
- Weight
- 201 g
- Thickness
- 8.4 mm
- IP rating
- IP64
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15 (Nothing OS 3.1)
- OS update pledge
- 3 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Nothing Phone (3a) good in 2026?
The Nothing Phone (3a) earns an Inno Score of 52.4/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The cheaper half of Nothing's 3a duo swaps the Pro's periscope for a simpler 2x telephoto and keeps everything else: a 3000-nit 120Hz AMOLED, Glyph lights and clean Nothing OS. At $379 it is one of 2025's smartest budget buys.
What is the Nothing Phone (3a) AnTuTu score?
The Nothing Phone (3a) scores 800,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 61% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,150 single-core and 3,250 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Nothing Phone (3a)?
Chipset: Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 · Screen size: 6.77 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Nothing Phone (3a)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Honor X9c, Huawei P60 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S23 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
