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Nothing Phone (3a)

Nothing Phone (3a)
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  • Released 2025, March 11
    201g, 8.4mm thickness
    Android 15, up to 17, Nothing OS 5
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 10% 3,404,342 hits
  • 257 Become a fan
  • 6.77"
    1080x2392 pixels
  • 50MP
    2160p
  • 8/12GB RAM
    Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
  • 5000mAh
    50W
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Network 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
Launch Announced 2025, March 04
Status Available. Released 2025, March 11
Body 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)
Display 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
Platform 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
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 2.2
Main Camera 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
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms 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
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type 5000 mAh
Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Misc Colors Black, White, Blue, Community Edition green
Models A059
Price ₹ 32,299
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 828429 (v10)
GeekBench: 3278 (v6)
3DMark: 1064 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1273 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -24.1 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 13:38h
EU LABEL Energy Class C
Battery 43:56h endurance, 1400 cycles
Free fall Class C (90 falls)
Repairability Class C

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  • 30 Sep 2026

I have a Nothing 3a and I feel Great with it. very Good and Nice phone

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  • Warrenteen Claimus
  • 0Um
  • 19 Sep 2026

Screen was replaced, no issues. There are minor signs of them having opened the device but not catastrophic. Apparently battery was also replaced but the cycles seem to be the same, maybe they forgot to reset the cycles.

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  • Warrenteen Claimus
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  • 13 Sep 2026

Screen died after 1 year and 2 months. No drop, no water, just went yellow and flickering while stored in my fanny pack. Later it went full black and started heating at the bottom like crazy. Warranty claim submitted trough Amazon, waiting for t...

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  • Nothing Phone (4a), (4a) Pro, (3a), and (3a) Pro are now receiving the stable update to Android 17 31 Oct 2026
  • Nothing Phone (3) is now receiving the update to Nothing OS 5.0 based on Android 17 13 Oct 2026
  • Nothing OS 5.0 open beta based on Android 17 expands to more devices 22 Sep 2026
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