Nothing Phone (3a) vs Poco C50

Nothing Phone (3a)
Nothing
Phone (3a)
Poco C50
Poco
C50

At a glance

Brand
Nothing
POCO
Release date
March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
January 2023, 3 years 5 months ago
AnTuTu
810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 81% of devices
92.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 50% of devices

Display

Size
6.77"
6.52"
Resolution
1080 x 2392 px FHD+
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
AMOLED
LCD IPS
Density
388 ppi High Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
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
Water Drop Notch, Touch sampling rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3
MediaTek Helio A22 (MT6761)
CPU
1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520
4x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
4 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.5 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 810 480MHz
IMG PowerVR GE-class GPU
RAM
8 GB
2 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.88
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Samsung GN9
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
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
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
32 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ --
Sensor
Samsung S5KKD1
Pixel size
0.70 µm

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 50.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Charge cycles
1400 cycles
Runtime
~ 44h
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
Type
UFS Storage 2.2
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
77.5 mm 163.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
76.5 mm 164.9 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
201 g
192 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Plastic
Colors
Black White Blue
Blue Green
Water/dust resistance
IP64
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
87 %
81 %

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Updates
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 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz
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
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

Networks

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)
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), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
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 the back
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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