Nothing Phone (3) vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Price Comparison (India)

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Manufacturer
Nothing	Nothing
Announced
July 2025	October 2025
Status
Coming Soon - July 2025	Available - October 2025
Price
Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
White, Black	Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)	164 x 78 x 8.3 mm (6.46 x 3.07 x 0.33 in)
Weight
218 g (7.69 oz)	199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type
-	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)

OS
Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades	Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface
Nothing OS 3.5	Nothing OS 3.5
Processor
Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 825 [Similar]	Mali-G615 MC2 [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	microSDXC

Type
FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Panda Glass, Mohs Level 5 Protection
Colors
1B colors	1B colors
Size
6.67 inches [Similar]	6.77 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels (460 ppi)	1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
88.60%	86.55%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, 3x optical zoom. OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76" Panorama, HDR	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76" HDR 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar]	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery (International/India) Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4 15W wireless 7.5W reverse charging 5W reverse wireless	Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, 50% in 20 min 5W reverse wired
Capacity
5150/5500 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
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Talk Time
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