Google Pixel 8a vs Nothing Phone (3a)
Google
Pixel 8a
Nothing
Phone (3a)
At a glance
- Brand
- Nothing
- Release date
- May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
- March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
- Launch price
- $ 549.00
- —
- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.77"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 388 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- 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
- Google Tensor G3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- Adreno 810 480MHz
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.89
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Sensor
- Sony IMX787
- Samsung GN9
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Noise reduction, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, 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
- 13 Mpx
- 32 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX712
- Samsung S5KKD1
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 0.70 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 50.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1400 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- ~ 44h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.7 mm 152.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 188 g
- 201 g
- Materials
- Metal
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black White Blue Green Cyan
- Black White Blue
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP64
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 81 %
- 87 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 15 Android 15
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 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 + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- 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 6E
- 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
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)
- 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), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), 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), B19 (800)
- 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
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
