The Nothing Phone 3a is a dual-SIM, factory-unlocked 5G smartphone with a 6.77-inch AMOLED display. The display runs at 120Hz and supports HDR10+ and Ultra HDR images. It has a Panda Glass front, a plastic frame and a glass back. It is rated IP64, dust tight and resistant to water splashes.
It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset and runs Nothing OS 4.0 on Android 15. It is upgradable to Android 16 and gets up to 3 major Android upgrades. The rear camera system has three lenses: a 50 MP wide, a 50 MP telephoto with 2× optical zoom, and an 8 MP ultrawide. Three LED light strips on the back serve as notification lights and a camera fill light.
- Display
- 6.77-inch AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2392 pixels (~387 ppi)
- Brightness
- 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
- Screen glass
- Panda Glass, Mohs level 5
- Dimensions
- 163.5 × 77.5 × 8.4 mm (6.44 × 3.05 × 0.33 in)
- Weight
- 201 g (7.09 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back
- Protection
- IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
- Rear lighting
- 3 LED light strips (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
- SIM
- Dual Nano-SIM
- Operating system
- Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, Nothing OS 4.0 (up to 3 major Android upgrades)
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)