Phone (3a)
Nothing · Mar 2025
₹24,999
39 / 100 spec score
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Phone (3a) vs Phone (4a)
Phone (4a) scores higher overall and wins 4 of 6 areas, but Phone (3a) still wins 1.
Phone (4a)
Nothing · Mar 2026
₹31,999
54 / 100 spec score
Higher overallArea by area
Phone (3a)Phone (4a)
DisplayPhone (4a) leads
PerformancePhone (4a) leads
CamerasPhone (4a) leads
BatteryPhone (4a) leads
PortabilityPhone (3a) leads
Longevity
Why pick Phone (3a)
- Weight: 201 g vs 205 g
- Thickness: 8.3 mm vs 8.5 mm
Telephoto camera at this price
Why pick Phone (4a)
- Longest optical zoom: 3.5 × vs 2 ×
- Peak brightness: 4,500 nits vs 3,000 nits
- Top CPU clock: 2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
- Battery: 5,400 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Periscope telephoto under ₹35,000
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Your pick
Phone (4a)
Scores 54 vs 39 on your weighting.
- Phone (4a)54
- Phone (3a)39
If Portability mattered a bit more to you, Phone (3a) would draw level.
Full specifications
| Phone (3a) | Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.77 in | 6.78 in |
| Panel | AMOLED | Flexible AMOLED |
| Resolution | 2392 × 1084 | 2720 × 1224 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 3,000 nits | 4,500 nits |
| Phone (3a) | Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Top CPU clock | 2.50 GHz | 2.70 GHz |
| RAM (max) | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| Phone (3a) | Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Ultra-wide | 8 MP | — |
| Telephoto | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Longest optical zoom | 2 × | 3.5 × |
| Front camera | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Best video | 4K @ 30 fps | 4K @ 30 fps |
| Phone (3a) | Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 5,000 mAh | 5,400 mAh |
| Wired charging | 50 W | 50 W |
| Wireless charging | 0 W | — |
| Phone (3a) | Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 201 g | 205 g |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm | 8.5 mm |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP64 |
| Build | Plastic frame, glass back | Gorilla Glass 7i front |
| Phone (3a) | Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Launched with | Android 15 (Nothing OS 3.1) | Nothing OS |
| OS updates promised | 3 years | — |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack | No | No |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.