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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro review: A periscope-zoom mid-ranger with the signature Glyph design.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$459
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#5 of 43
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A characterful camera mid-ranger.

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro brings a 3× periscope, a 50 MP OIS main camera and the signature Glyph design to $459 — a distinctive, camera-forward mid-ranger, limited mainly by the SD 7s Gen 3 and IP64.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for mid phones of 2025.

TypeAMOLED LTPS, 120 Hz
Size6.77 inches
Resolution2,392 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness3,000 nits

02Camera

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid phones of 2025 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.9, OIS
Periscope50 MP, 3× optical
Ultrawide8 MP, 120°
Selfie50 MP, 4K

03Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for mid phones of 2025.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired50 W

05Build

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid phones of 2025.

06Value

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid phones of 2025.

What works
  • 3× periscope telephoto at $459.
  • 50 MP OIS main + 50 MP 4K selfie.
  • Unique Glyph + 3,000-nit AMOLED.
  • Clean Nothing OS.
What doesn't
  • SD 7s Gen 3 is mid.
  • IP64 only.
  • Weak 8 MP ultrawide.
  • Heavy 211 g.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F6
$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 43-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .