Asus Rog Phone 9 Pro vs Nothing Phone (3a)

Asus
Rog Phone 9 Pro

Nothing
Phone (3a)
At a glance
- Brand
- Asus
- Nothing
- Release date
- November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
- March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 3.073.451 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
- 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.78"
- 6.77"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED SAMSUNG E6 Flexible AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Delta-E, Refresh rate 165 Hz, Touch sampling rate 720 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 2500 cd/m², DCI-P3, DC dimming, sRGB 141%, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
- CPU
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4.32 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 830
- Adreno 810 480MHz
- RAM
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Sensor
- Sony LYT-700C
- Samsung GN9
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 32 Mpx
- 32 Mpx
- Aperture
- Unknow
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV32C
- Samsung S5KKD1
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- 0.70 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 5800 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 65.0W
- Yes , 50.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1400 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 44h
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.0 mm 163.8 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 227 g
- 201 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black
- Black White Blue
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP64
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 87 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 15 Android 15
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
















