Introduction and specs
Nothing took the stage at MWC 2025 to introduce the brand new Telephone (3a) pair of gadgets. These are fairly distinctive looks-wise, but additionally oddly acquainted and recognizable, all of the whereas remaining unmistakably “Nothing”. It is an odd combo, we’ll admit, however one factor is for certain: the Telephone (3a) and Telephone (3a) Professional are huge on appears to be like, and there may be nothing else fairly like them in the marketplace.
Whereas the Nothing Telephone (3a) and (3a) Professional look fairly totally different from the again, they really share most of their important specs and are extra comparable than you may assume.
Each telephones use the identical 6.77-inch AMOLED show and run on the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset. Their battery capacities are an identical, and their exterior proportions and supplies are very comparable. Each even have a triple rear digital camera setup, up from two cameras within the Nothing Telephone (2a) household.
Nothing Telephone (3a) specs at a look:
- Physique: 163.5×77.5×8.4mm, 201g; aluminum body, glass front and back; IP64 mud tight and waterproof (water splashes), 3 LED mild strips on the again (notifications, digital camera fill mild, 26 addressable zones).
- Show: 6.77″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2392px decision, 19.93:9 facet ratio, 387ppi; Extremely HDR picture assist.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 710 (940 MHz).
- Reminiscence: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM.
- OS/Software program: Android 15, as much as 3 main Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1.
- Rear digital camera: Vast (most important): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.57″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm, 1/2.74″, 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm – ∞), 2x optical zoom; Extremely extensive angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120-degree, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- Entrance digital camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (extensive), 1/3.44″.
- Video seize: Rear digital camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min.
- Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (beneath show, optical); stereo audio system; Circle to Search.
Talking of the cameras, although, that is most likely the important thing distinction between the 2 telephones. Nothing geared up the common Telephone (3a) with a conventional 2x telephoto, whereas the Telephone (3a) Professional will get a 3x periscope-style snapper. That’s most likely the rationale for the drastically greater digital camera island on the Professional mannequin. There are some selfie digital camera variations as nicely, however we’ll get to all that after we focus on the cameras.
Nothing Telephone (3a) Professional specs at a look:
- Physique: 163.5×77.5×8.4mm, 211g; aluminum body, glass front and back; IP64 mud tight and waterproof (water splashes), 3 LED mild strips on the again (notifications, digital camera fill mild, 26 addressable zones).
- Show: 6.77″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2392px decision, 19.93:9 facet ratio, 387ppi; Extremely HDR picture assist.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 710 (940 MHz).
- Reminiscence: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM.
- OS/Software program: Android 15, as much as 3 main Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1.
- Rear digital camera: Vast (most important): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.57″, 1.0µm, twin pixel PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (15cm – ∞), 1/1.95″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; Extremely extensive angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120-degree, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- Entrance digital camera: 50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (extensive), 1/2.76″.
- Video seize: Rear digital camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS; Entrance digital camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min.
- Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (beneath show, optical); stereo audio system; Circle to Search.
Digicam variations apart, Nothing appears to be striving for as a lot of a unified expertise and have parity between the Professional and non-Professional fashions. There’s truly a brand new facet button on each telephones known as the Important Key. It is a very nifty idea. Head on over to the software program part for a fast overview.
In fact, the signature Glyph interface is alive and nicely and current on each gadgets.
