Product
Huawei nova 5
Huawei nova 5
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Battery
Charging 40W wired, 85% in 30 min 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Type Li-Po 3500 mAh, non-removable 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back
Dimensions 157.4 x 74.8 x 7.3 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.29 in) 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - India only
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
  - IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection - Panda Glass
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density)
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type OLED AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
  - Ultra HDR image support
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  - Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2019, June. Released 2019, June 2025, March 04
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, March 25
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto) (15cm - ∞), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Misc
Colors Black, Purple, Green Black, Gray
Models SEA-AL00, SEA-TL00 A059P
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -
Platform
Chipset Kirin 810 (7 nm) Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 810
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76"
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 13:37h
Display - 1307 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -23.3 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 820097 (v10) GeekBench: 3327 (v6) 3DMark: 1061 (Wild Life Extreme)