Nothing Phone (3a)

UEPS Score

131 /255
Enthusiast Grade
51.4%

GPX Score

168 /300
Gaming Performance
56%

CMS Camera

496.9 /1330
Imaging System
37%

Endurance Score

96.8 /160
Battery & Efficiency
61%
Frame Material
0 Standard/Plastic (+0)
Back Material
+5 Glass/Ceramic (+5)
Front Glass
+3 Standard Protection (+3)
IP Rating
0 IP67/None (+0)
Bezel Size
+5 <1.5mm (Est) (+5)
Panel Type
+3 Standard AMOLED (+3)
Refresh Rate
+3 120Hz (+3)
Brightness
0 Standard (<2000) (+0)
Resolution
0 FHD+ (+0)
Eye Care
0 Standard PWM (+0)
Color Depth
+5 10/12-bit (+5)
S2B Ratio
+5 >90% (Est) (+5)
Processor
+10 Midrange (Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)) (+10)
Cooling
+5 Vapor Chamber (+5)
RAM Tech
0 RAM tech not specified (+0)
SD Slot
0 No Slot (+0)
Capacity
+5 >5000mAh (+5)
Sensor Size
+5 Large/1-inch Type (+5)
Zoom
+3 Telephoto Lens (+3)
Video Max
+1 Standard 4K (+1)
Front AF
+3 Autofocus (+3)
OIS
+5 Multi-lens OIS (+5)
NFC
+2 Included (+2)
Fingerprint
+3 Optical (+3)
Haptics
+5 X-axis Motor (+5)
Bootloader
+10 Official Unlock (+10)
OS Openness
+10 Near-AOSP / Easy Root (+10)
Turnip Support
+20 Full Latest Mesa Support (+20)
Emulation Tier
+16 Adreno 7xx (+16)
Custom ROMs
+10 Major Active Ecosystem (+10)
GPU Emulation Adreno 7xx +16
Bootloader\/ROM Unlockable + ROM Support +10
RAM Capacity 12GB +7
Refresh Rate 120Hz +6
Touch Sampling 240Hz +4
Speakers Stereo +5
Haptics Standard +3
Game Mode Standard +10
OS Optimization Near-AOSP +10
GPU Tier Entry-level (1064) +10
CPU Power GB Multi: 3278, Single: 1178 +6.7
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 +5
Bluetooth BT 5.4 +4
5G Support Yes +5
Thermal Stability 100% (Excellent) +30
Cooling Hardware Vapor Chamber +15
Battery Capacity 5000 mAh +7
Fast Charging 50W +5
Battery Size 5000 mAh
Legacy Endurance Rating 13.38h
Nothing

Nothing Phone (3a)

A059

₹26,900

Value

14.9 Pts / ₹10k

Perf. Index

25.1 / 100 Max
Bootloader Unlockable
Custom ROMs Major
Turnip Yes
AOSP Aesthetics
8 /10
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)

6.77 inches

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+

5000 mAh

50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min

Design & Display

Announced
Mar 04, 2025
Released
Mar 11, 2025
OS Details
Nothing OS 4.0, up to 3 major Android upgrades

Display

Type & Size
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+
6.77 inches ~88.0%
20:9
Resolution
1080 x 2392 pixels
~387 ppi
Brightness
Tested: 1273 nits , 1300 nits (HBM)
PWM Dimming
2160Hz
Protection
Panda Glass, Mohs level 5
Features
3 LED light strips on the back, Ultra HDR image support

Body

Build
Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Dimensions & Weight
163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
201 g
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Community Edition green
IP Rating
IP64

Platform & Hardware

Platform

OS
Android 15, upgradable to Android 16
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

Memory

Internal Storage
128GB, 256GB
RAM
8GB, 12GB
Storage Type
UFS 2.2
Card Slot
No

Performance

AnTuTu Score 995,594
Geekbench Multi 3,278
Single: 1,178
3DMark Extreme 1,064

Camera

Main System

50 MP (Main) + 50 MP (Tele) + 8 MP (UW)

2x optical zoom
Telephoto

50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm, 2x optical zoom

Ultrawide

8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚

Sensors 1/1.57" (Main) + 1/2.74" (Tele) + 1/4.0" (UW)
Aperture f/1.9 (Main) + f/2.0 (Tele) + f/2.2 (UW)
Focal Length 24mm (Main) + 50mm (Tele) + 15mm (UW)
OIS OIS (Main)
Focus Dual Pixel PDAF (Main), PDAF (Tele)

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"

Aperture f/2.2
Sensor 1/3.44"

Rear Camera Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Connectivity & Audio

  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
  • BT 5.4, A2DP, LE
  • GPS
    GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
  • NFC/IR Yes / No
  • USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  • Audio
    High-Res Audio
    3.5mm Jack: No
    Speakers: Stereo

Battery & Power

  • Type 5000 mAh
  • Wired 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
  • Wireless No

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