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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
- 800,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,150
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,250
- 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 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 Samsung Galaxy S23, Redmi Note 13 Pro+, Google Pixel 8 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
