Nothing Phone (4a) vs Nothing Phone (3a)

The Nothing Phone (4a) scores 7.0 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (3a) scores 6.6. The Nothing Phone (4a) leads in display, performance and camera, while the Nothing Phone (3a) is ahead in design. The Nothing Phone (4a) is the newer phone, announced Mar 5, 2026.

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Nothing Nothing Phone (4a)

7.0 Price TBA

Top score

Nothing Nothing Phone (3a)

6.6 From $379

Key differences

Why choose the Nothing Phone (4a)

Bigger battery 5,080 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.77 inches
Longer optical zoom 3.5× vs 2×
Brighter screen 4,500 nits vs 3,000 nits
Newer model Mar 5, 2026 vs Mar 4, 2025
Lighter 205 g vs 208 g

Why choose the Nothing Phone (3a)

Thinner 8.35 mm vs 8.5 mm

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Overall 7.0 6.6

Display 8.4 7.8

Performance 5.5 5.1

Camera 7.1 6.6

Battery 5.4 5.3

Design 7.1 7.5

Software support 6.9 6.9

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.5

Display

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Size 6.78 inches 6.77 inches

Type OLED, Flexible AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1224 × 2720 px 1084 × 2392 px

Pixel density 440 ppi 387 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 4,500 nits 3,000 nits

HDR HDR10+ HDR10+

Protection Gorilla Glass 7i Panda Glass

Performance

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Chipset Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.7 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Adreno 810 Adreno 810

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope 50 MP, 2× optical

Optical zoom 3.5× 2×

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Capacity 5,080 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 50 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Dimensions 163.9 × 77.5 × 8.5 mm 163.5 × 77.5 × 8.35 mm

Thickness 8.5 mm 8.35 mm

Weight 205 g 208 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Glass Glass

Water resistance IP64 IP64

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Blue, Pink Black, White, Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.4

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

OS at launch Android 16 Android 15

Interface Nothing OS 4.1 Nothing OS 3.1

OS updates 3 years 3 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec Nothing Phone (4a)Nothing Phone (3a)

Announced Mar 5, 2026 Mar 4, 2025

Released Mar 13, 2026 Mar 11, 2025

Status Released Released

US launch price — $379

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