lava Bold 5G vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

At a glance

Brand: Lava; Nothing
Release date: April 2025, 1 years 2 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
Launch price: ₹ 10,499.00 ($ 110.61); —
AnTuTu: 421.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices; 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices

Size: 6.67"; 6.77"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 388 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, 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

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6300; Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
CPU: 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2; Adreno 810 480MHz
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor: Sony Exmor; Samsung GNJ
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 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
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 73.9 mm 162.4 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model; 77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 183 g; 211 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Blue Gray; Black Gray
Water/dust resistance: IP64; IP64
Usable surface: 89 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 Android 15
Updates: OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 2 years; OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy); 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; 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; 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, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); 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), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)