Product
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
₹32,999
Samsung Galaxy A36
Samsung Galaxy A36
₹38,999
Battery
Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - India only Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Panda Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
  Ultra HDR image support -
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Circle to Search Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2025, March 04 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2025, March 25 Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
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 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  - UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Black, Gray Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models A059P SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.53 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 810 Adreno 710
OS Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Single 50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76" 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) Active use score 13:37h Active use score 11:38h
Display 1307 nits max brightness (measured) 1233 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -23.3 LUFS (Very good) -26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 820097 (v10) GeekBench: 3327 (v6) 3DMark: 1061 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 613492 (v10) GeekBench: 2917 (v6) 3DMark: 912 (Wild Life Extreme)
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