Mid-range · 2025

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Nothing Phone (2a)'s main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (15h measured)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

6.77″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7300 Pro 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.77″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.77"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

2160 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1228 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Panda Glass, Mohs level 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

939,571

v11

GeekBench

2,996

Graphics test

3DMark 853 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.5 · 3-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.5

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung GN9, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Nothing Phone (2a) , Nothing Phone (3a)

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

15:07h

Lab endurance

53:56h

EU cycle rating

1,400 cycles

Wired charging

33 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.8 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

199 g · 8.3 mm · IP54

Height

164.0 mm

Width

78.0 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

199 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2392 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

940k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Longer tested battery life

15h 7m vs 13h 9m active use · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

940k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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