Nothing Phone (3) vs Google Pixel 9a
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Nothing | |
| Announced | |
| July 2025 | March 2025 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2025 | Coming Soon - April 2025 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| White, Black | Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) |
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 218 g (7.69 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA |
| SAR EU | |
|
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) Monochrome LED display on the back (489 LEDs, notifications, timer, flashlight) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (submerged up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz 1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection |
| Colors | |
| 1B colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.67 inches [Similar] | 6.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1260 x 2800 pixels (460 ppi) | 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 88.60% | 84.04% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades | Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades |
| User Interface | |
| Nothing OS 3.5 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720), Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 825 [Similar] | Mali-G715 MP7 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 16 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 512 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] | 48 MP + 13 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Dual-LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, 3x optical zoom. OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76" Panorama, HDR |
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take |
| Video | |
| 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS |
| Front Camera | |
|
50 MP, f/2.2, 81˚ (wide), 1/2.76" HDR 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps [Similar] |
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm HDR, panorama 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 6.0, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2 |
| GPS | |
| GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery (International/India) Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4 15W wireless 7.5W reverse charging 5W reverse wireless |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging (w/ |
| Capacity | |
| 5150/5500 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |