Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro has a non-folding, non-rugged build that measures 163.5 mm in height, 77.5 mm in width, and 8.4 mm in thickness, with a total volume of 106.4385 cm³ and a weight of 211 g. It carries an IP64 ingress protection rating, meaning it is rated water resistant against splashing from any direction, though it does not meet the threshold of a fully rugged device. The handset is also rated for operation in extremely cold conditions, with a lowest potential operating temperature of -40 °C.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro features a 6.77-inch OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2392 px and a pixel density of 387 ppi, delivering a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1 typical of emissive display technology. It supports a 120Hz refresh rate alongside a 1000Hz touch sampling rate, and typical brightness is rated at 800 nits. The display is compatible with HDR10 and HDR10+ content but does not support Dolby Vision, and it includes an Always-On Display mode. There is no secondary screen, and the panel does not feature branded damage-resistant glass.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 system-on-chip, built on a 4 nm process with an 8-thread CPU configuration using big.LITTLE and HMP technology — clocked at 1 x 2.5 GHz, 3 x 2.4 GHz, and 4 x 1.8 GHz, with a turbo speed of 2.4 GHz and a TDP of 5W. It comes with 12GB of DDR5 RAM running at 3200 MHz, a maximum supported memory amount of 16GB, maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s, and 256GB of internal storage. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 710 GPU, clocked at 1050 MHz with 128 shading units, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset also integrates LTE, supports 64-bit processing, and includes ARM TrustZone for hardware-level security. In benchmarks, the device scores 750,673 on AnTuTu, while Geekbench 6 results land at 1,162 single-core and 3,239 multi-core.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro features a triple-lens rear camera system combining two 50 MP sensors and one 8 MP sensor, with apertures of f/1.9, f/2.0, and f/2.2 respectively, alongside 3x optical zoom and built-in optical image stabilization. The rear cameras use CMOS sensors — without back-illuminated sensor technology — and support phase-detection autofocus for stills as well as continuous autofocus during video, while laser autofocus is not included. A single LED flash is present, though dual-tone and RGB flash variants are not. Video recording reaches up to 2160p at 30 fps, with slow-motion recording also supported, but HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls extend to exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is absent, and the camera supports RAW capture, burst mode, in-camera panoramas, timelapse, touch autofocus, and HDR mode. On the front, a single 50 MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture handles selfies — it is a single-lens setup without an under-display placement or front-facing flash.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro ships with Android 15, a free and open-source operating system that supports multiple user accounts and includes on-device machine learning capabilities. Privacy-conscious users will find location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and Wi-Fi password sharing are absent. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, customizable notifications, notification permission controls, Live Text for selecting text in images, and the ability to play games while they download. The device also offers offline voice recognition, voice commands, app offloading, a child lock, battery health check, and mobile device tracking, but does not support Quick Start or function as a PC, and OS updates are not delivered directly from the OS vendor.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro houses a non-removable rechargeable 5000 mAh battery with a built-in battery level indicator. It supports 50W fast charging over a wired connection, though wireless charging is not available, and a charger is not included in the box.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro includes stereo speakers and a array of 3 microphones, but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack and has no built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-quality Bluetooth codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro supports 5G connectivity with download speeds of up to 2900 Mbit/s, accommodates two SIM cards, and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 6 as well as Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC. Wired connectivity is provided through a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, while there is no HDMI output, no external memory slot, and no DLNA certification. For navigation and sensing, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a compass, but lacks a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and any form of motion or optical tracking. Biometric security is handled by a fingerprint scanner; 3D facial recognition, an iris scanner, and a stylus are not included. Safety features such as emergency SOS via satellite and crash detection are also absent, and no built-in projector is present.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro includes a video light to assist with recording in low-light conditions, but its display is flat rather than curved, uses no sapphire glass, and is not an e-paper panel.