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

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 79,999

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

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)	- 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)

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

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

Rear Camera
50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
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	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
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) 1080p@30fps [Similar]	50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76" HDR 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar]

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, 50% in 20 min 5W reverse wired	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
Capacity
5000 mAh	5150/5500 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-