lava Bold N1 vs Nothing Phone (3a)

At a glance

Brand: Lava; Nothing
Release date: June 2025, 1 years 1 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 154.110 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices

Size: 6.75"; 6.77"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 388 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 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

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A; Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; Adreno 810 480MHz
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.88
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, 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; 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
Sensor: —; Samsung GN9
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 76.1 mm 164.9 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model; 77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 200 g; 201 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black Green; Black White Blue
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP64
Usable surface: 87 %; 87 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

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

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; 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; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), 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: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; 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)