Nothing Phone (3) vs Nothing Phone (4a)

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

Phone 2

Nothing

Nothing Phone (3)

85,000DA

Nothing

Nothing Phone (4a)

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Nothing Phone (3)

Faster charging

Nothing Phone (3)

Higher-resolution camera

Even

Better display

Nothing Phone (3)

Lighter body

Nothing Phone (4a)

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Size (inches)	6.67	6.5
Panel Type	OLED	AMOLED
Resolution Height	2800	2412
Resolution Width	1260	1080
Refresh Rate	120	120
Peak Brightness	4500	3000
PPI	460	407
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body	88.5	86

Platform

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Adreno 825	Adreno 710
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Process (nm)	4	4
OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	15	15

Memory

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Card Slot	No	No
Variants	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	3	2
Depth	—	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
periscope telephoto	50 MP, f/2.7, (periscope telephoto)	—
ultrawide	50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)	—
Wide	50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/1.88, 26mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Video	4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps	1080p@30fps
Features	HDR	HDR
Count	1	1
Lens	50 MP, f/2.2, (wide)	16 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Capacity (mAh)	5150	5000
Chemistry	—	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	65	45
Wireless Charging (W)	15	—

Body

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)	Nano-SIM + eSIM
Height (mm)	160.6	159.8
Thickness (mm)	9	8.2
Weight (g)	218	186
Width (mm)	75.6	74.5

Launch

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Announced	2025, July 02	2026, March 04
Status	Available. Released 2025, July 15	Available. Released 2026, March 04

Network

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	—
3G Bands	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100	—
4G Bands	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	—
5G Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA	—
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Bluetooth	6	5.3
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
Radio	No	—
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 6

Sound

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
3.5mm Jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

Spec	Nothing Phone (3)	Nothing Phone (4a)
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass