Phone 3a (128 GB)

General

Model

A059

Sim Type

Dual Sim, GSM+GSM

Dual Sim

Yes

Sim Size

Nano+Nano SIM

Device Type

Smartphone

OS Updates

3 years

Security Updates

6 years

Release Date

March 04, 2025

In The Box

Nothing Phone (3a), Nothing Cable (c-c) 100 cm, Phone (3a) Screen Protector (pre-applied), SIM Tray Ejector Tool, Safety Card

Design

Dimensions

77.5 x 163.52 x 8.35 mm

Weight

208 g

Colors

Black, White, Blue

Display

Type

Color AMOLED Screen (1B Colors)

Touch

Yes

Size

6.77 inches, 1080 x 2392 pixels, 120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

PPI

~ 387 PPI

Screen to Body Ratio

~ 88%

Glass Type

Panda Glass

Brightness

3000 Nits Peak Brightness, 1300 Nits Outdoor Brightness, 800 Nits Typical Brightness

Adaptive Refresh Rate

Yes

Display Dimming

2160 Hz Pwm Frequency,

Features

Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1, 1000 Hz Touch Sampling Rate

Notch

Yes, Punch Hole

Memory

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Connectivity

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

3G

Yes

4G

Yes

5G

Yes

5G Bands

N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

VoLTE

Yes, Dual Stand-By

Wifi

Yes, with wifi-hotspot

Wifi Version

WI-FI 6

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.4

USB

Yes, USB-C v2.0

USB Features

USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage

Performance

AnTuTu Score

790,126 (Total) (v10) 257,748 (CPU) 199,042 (GPU) 167,388 (Memory) 161,948 (UX)

Geekbench Score

3,246 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,167 (Single Core) 3,297 (OpenCL) 4,449 (Vulkan)

3DMark Score

1,056 (Wild Life Extreme)

Speaker Score

84 (Very Good)

Battery Test Result

13.75 hours

Extra

GPS

GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes, In Display

Face Unlock

Yes

Sensors

Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass

3.5mm Headphone Jack

No

NFC

Yes

Splash Resistant

Yes

IP Rating

IP64

Dust Resistant

Yes

Extra Features

2 High-definition Mics Qualcomm Spectra Image Signal Processor, Glyph Interface: 26 Individually Addressable Zones, 10 New Ringtones and Notification Sounds, Glyph Timer, Essential Notifications, Volume Indicator, Glyph Composer, Glyph Torch, Glyph Progress (Now Supports Google Calendar), Flip to Glyph, Bedtime Schedule, Music Visualisation, Camera Countdown, Glyph Fill Light

Camera

Rear Camera

50 MP ƒ/1.88 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 84.5° FOV50 MP ƒ/2 (Telephoto) 50mm, 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom, 49.5° FOV8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm, 120° FOV, 1/4.0", 1.12µm

OIS

Yes

Auto Focus

Yes

Features

2x Optical Zoom 4x in-sensor Zoom 30x Ultra Zoom

Video Recording

4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD

Flash

Yes, LED

Front Camera

32 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"Punch Hole, Screen Flash

Front Video Recording

1080p @ 30 fps FHD

Front Camera Features

Sony IMX615, Advanced HDR, Night Mode, Motion, Photo, Lenticular

Technical

OS

Android v15

Custom UI

Nothing OS 3.1

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3

CPU

2.5 GHz, Octa Core Processor

Core Details

1x Cortex-A720@2.5 GHz& 3x Cortex-A720@2.4 GHz& 4x Cortex-A520@1.8 GHz

Fabrication Node

4 nm

GPU

Adreno 710

NPU

Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

Java

No

Browser

Yes, supports HTML5

Multimedia

Supports

JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, WEB, HEIF, HEIC, DNG

Email

Yes

Music

MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, AC3, EAC3, EAC3-JOC, AC4

Video

MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM

FM Radio

No

Speaker Type

Dual Stereo

Document Reader

Yes

Battery

Type

Non-Removable Battery

Size

5000 mAh

Fast Charging

Yes, 50W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes, 7.5W