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

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Nothing Phone (3a)Nothing Phone (3a)Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Change
Nothing Phone (3a) LiteDimensity 7300 ProChange

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Nothing Phone (3a) uses the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm), the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite the Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm TSMC).
  2. Main camera: 50.1 MP on the Nothing Phone (3a), 12.5 MP on the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite.
  3. Versions: owners have shared the Nothing Phone (3a) as 8GB | 128GB, 8GB | 256GB and 12GB | 256GB, the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite as 8GB | 128GB.
  4. Software: Android 16–17 on the Nothing Phone (3a), Android 16 on the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite (newest seen).

The same on both: a 120 Hz screen, Wi-Fi 6, NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3Dimensity 7300 Pro
Process
4 nm4 nm TSMC
CPU
1× 2.50 GHz Cortex-A720
3× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A720
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A5204× 2.50 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.50 GHz2.50 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 810Mali-G615 MC2

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB
12GB | 256GB8GB | 128GB
RAM type
LPDDR5LPDDR5

Display

Size
6.8 in6.8 in
Resolution
1080 × 23921080 × 2392
Pixel density
387 ppi388 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 30, 60, 90120 Hzalso 30, 60, 90
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
5,000 mAh5,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
50.1 MP8160 × 6144 · f/1.88 · 5.56 mm · OIS12.5 MP4080 × 3072 · f/1.88 · 5.56 mm · OIS
Front camera
32.3 MP6560 × 4928 · f/2.2 · 2.68 mm · OIS4 MP2320 × 1744 · f/2 · 3.26 mm

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

Software

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

Sensors

Sensors
33 sensors25 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy