Introduction
Nothing has built an interesting portfolio since the company’s founding two years ago, and the new Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Phone (3a) fit right into it. It’s strange that the company is releasing an “A” variant of a phone before the actual Nothing Phone (3), let alone two different models, but doing phone launches in an unusual way is part of the company’s principles.
Nothing’s device has a signature faux-transparent look that’s shared by the new Nothing Phone (3a) pair, but still, in a broader sense, it’s quite unique. There’s nothing else like the Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro on the market.
Nothing Phone 3A Pro Specifications At Glance
- Body: 163.5×77.5×8.4mm, 211g; plastic frame, glass back and front; IP64 dust tight and water resistant (splashes of water), 3 LED light strips at the back (notification, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones).
- Display: 6.77″ AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2392px resolution, 19.93:9 aspect ratio, 387ppi; Ultra HDR image support.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 710 (940 MHz).
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM.
- OS/Software: Android Upgradeable to 15, 3 major Android, Nothing OS 3.1.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.57″, 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (15cm – ∞), 1/1.95″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120-degree, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- Front camera: 50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76″.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS; Front camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min.
- Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC.
- Miscellaneous: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); Stereo speakers; Circle to search.
Today, we have the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro for review. Actually, the vanilla Nothing Phone (3a) is also in the office, and we might be making references to it here and there, but the Pro model seems to be the better of the two. This is an interesting device among a number of very similar devices. Both have the same Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset and the same 6.77-inch AMOLED display. Almost all the features are the same. One big difference is the camera setup.
Nothing Phone 3A Pro Review
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro has a periscope-style 3x third camera on the back, while the vanilla phone (3a) has to be satisfied with a regular 2x zoom shooter. Of course, there are some design differences on the back of both phones, but that’s it. So, let’s say you don’t particularly care about the telephoto camera. In that case, you can read the following pages and make sure that the observations apply to the vanilla Nothing Phone (3a) as well.
Nothing Phone 3A Pro Unboxing
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro comes in a simple but not very common box. Instead of your usual two-piece design, Nothing uses a book-style flap on its cardboard box with a second cardboard sleeve box on top. The inner box is well embossed It certainly boasts attention to detail. Everything is made of cardboard and is recyclable. This even includes the internal cradle for the phone.
Nothing Phone 3A Pro Review
Unfortunately, you don’t get a rich retail package with the Phone (3a) Pro. All that’s included is a branded USB Type-C to Type-C cable and a SIM ejector tool. That’s it. No charger and no case.
