Product
Nothing Phone (3a)
Nothing Phone (3a)
₹29,999
Samsung Galaxy M35
Samsung Galaxy M35
₹24,499
Battery
Charging 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) 162.3 x 78.6 x 9.1 mm (6.39 x 3.09 x 0.36 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 222 g (7.83 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 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No Unspecified
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 (~390 ppi density)
Size 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
  Ultra HDR image support -
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Circle to Search Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2025, March 04 2024, May 24
Status Available. Released 2025, March 11 Available. Released 2024, May 24
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x 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 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue Dark Blue, Light Blue, Gray
Models A059 SM-M356B, SM-M356B/DS
SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.31 W/kg (head)     1.30 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, 26, 28, 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, 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) Exynos 1380 (5 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 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 810 Mali-G68 MP5
OS Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1 Android 14, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44" 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) Active use score 13:38h -
Display 1273 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -24.1 LUFS (Very good) -
Performance AnTuTu: 828429 (v10) GeekBench: 3278 (v6) 3DMark: 1064 (Wild Life Extreme) -
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