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

Nothing Phone (3)Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Change
Nothing Phone (4a)Snapdragon 7s Gen 4Change

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Process
4 nm TSMC N4P4 nm
CPU
1× 3.21 GHz Cortex-X4
3× 3.01 GHz Cortex-A720
2× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A720
2× 2.02 GHz Cortex-A7201× 2.71 GHz Cortex-A720
3× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A720
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A520
Top CPU speed
✓3.21 GHz2.71 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 825Adreno 810

Memory

RAM
12 GB12 GB
RAM type
✓LPDDR5XLPDDR5
Storage
256 GB256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.0—

Display

Size
6.7 in6.8 in
Resolution
✓1260 × 28001224 × 2720
Pixel density
✓461 ppi440 ppi
Refresh rate
60–120 Hz30–120 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
✓5,150 mAh5,080 mAh

Cameras

Back
50.3 MP12.5 MP
Front
50.1 MP32.3 MP
Optical stabilization
NoYes

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
✓Wi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
✓YesNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
YesYes
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 17Android 16
Released with
Android 15Android 16
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
39 sensors33 sensors
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