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Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB

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KSh 52,500

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KSh 39,500

Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB Samsung Galaxy A55, 8GB/128GB
Price KSh 52,500 KSh 39,500
Sales 0 - For Mar 2025 58 - For Mar 2025
Average rating 0 - 4.5 - 6 votes
Likes 1 - For Mar 2025 28 - For Mar 2025
Views 105 - For Mar 2025 8,152 - For Mar 2025
General
Available March
2025
 March
2024
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight 201 g
 213 g
Colors White
Black
Blue
 Iceblue
Lemon
Lilac
Navy
Network 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Network features 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66; 5G: N1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 850, 900, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66; 5G: N1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78
Key features 120Hz AMOLED display with up to 1 billion colors
Up to 3000 nits peak display brightness
50MP OIS triple main camera
Customizable LED lights for charging and notifications
IP64 dust and water resistant
Up to 3 major Android updates
 50MP OIS main camera
Gorilla Glass Victus+ display protection
IP67 dust and water resistance - Up to 1 meter for 30 mins
Up to 4 OS upgrades and 5 years security updates
Always-on display with HDR10+
Aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass back
Platform
Operating system Android 15
Nothing OS 3.1
 Android 14
One UI 6.1
GPU Adreno 710
 Xclipse 530
Processor 2.5 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
 2.75 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
 Exynos 1480
Graphics processor Adreno 710
 Xclipse 530
RAM 8GB
 8GB
Storage 128GB
 128GB
Card slot No
 MicroSD
Up To 1 TB
Battery 5000mAh
 5000mAh
Li-Po
Battery features 50W Fast Charging
Up to 100% in 56 Min
Up to 50% in 19 Min
Up to 26h Video Playback
7.5W Reverse Wired Charging
 25W Fast Charging
Up to 28h Video Playback
Up to 79h Audio Playback
Platform features IP64 Dust and Water Resistant
Dual Stereo Speakers
3 LED Notification Lights
Up to 3 Major Android Updates
Up to 6 Years Security Updates
 Samsung Knox Security
IP67 Dust and Water Resistant - Up to 1 meter for 30 min
Dual Stereo Speakers
Dolby Atmos Audio
Gorilla Glass Back
Aluminum Frame
Display
Display size 6.77 Inches
1080 x 2392 Pixels
 6.6 Inches
1080 x 2340 Pixels
Display type AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
 Super AMOLED Screen
16M Colors
Pixel density 387 ppi
 390 ppi
Display features 120Hz Refresh Rate
Panda Glass
HDR10+
3000 Nits Peak Brightness
100% DCI-P3
Up to 1000Hz Touch Sampling Rate
 120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Gorilla Glass Victus+
1000 Nits Peak brightness
Always-on Display
Camera
Camera resolution 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0 + 8MP F2.2
 50MP F1.8 + 12MP F2.2 + 5MP F2.4
Camera features 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
50MP Telephoto / PDAF / 2x Optical Zoom
8MP 120-degree Ultrawide
HDR / Night / Portrait / Panorama
LED Flash
30x Ultra zoom
4x Lossless Zoom
 PDAF / OIS
123-degree Ultra Wide Angle
Macro / Panorama / Bokeh / Super HDR
LED Flash
Video recording 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Time-lapse
Video OIS
 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Front camera
Front camera resolution 32MP F2.2
 32MP F2.2
Front camera features HDR
Face Unlock
 Bokeh / HDR
Video recording Full HD 30fps
 4K 30fps
Full HD 30/60fps
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Ambient Light
 Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Compass
Proximity
Ambient Light
Hall
Connectivity USB Type-C 2.0 / OTG
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
 USB Type-C 2.0 / USB OTG
Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
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