Phone Comparison - Nothing Phone (2a) vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K90

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Nothing Xiaomi
Announced March 2024 March 2025 October 2025
Status Coming Soon - March 2024 Coming Soon - March 2025 Available - October 2025
Price Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Milk Black, Gray Black, White, Blue, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.34 in)
163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
(6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
157.5 x 75.3 x 8 mm
(6.2 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 66, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 14 Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades Android 16
User Interface Nothing OS 2.5 Nothing OS 3.1 HyperOS 3
Processor Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Adreno 710 (940 MHz) Adreno 830
RAM 12 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 1 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Panda Glass Protection
FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
2560Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision
HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 Nits (peak)
Colors 1B colors 1B colors 68B colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.77 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi) 1156 x 2510 pixels (419 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.75% 87.37% 89.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio Unspecified No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto) (15cm - ∞), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 60mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2.5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Color Spectrum Sensor, HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
HDR
1080p@60fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76"

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm

1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, LHDC 5.0, ASHA
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Non-removable Si/C Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS
22.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 7100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -