Nothing Phone 3a versus Vivo V40

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Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB

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KSh 52,500

Vivo V40, 12GB/256GB

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KSh 57,500

Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB Vivo V40, 12GB/256GB
Price KSh 52,500 KSh 57,500
Sales 0 - For Mar 2025 6 - For Mar 2025
Average rating 0 - 4 - 7 votes
Likes 1 - For Mar 2025 0 - For Mar 2025
Views 105 - For Mar 2025 804 - For Mar 2025
General
Available March
2025
 July
2024
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
 164.2 x 75 x 7.6 mm
Weight 201 g
 190 g
Colors White
Black
Blue
 Nebula Purple
Stellar Silver
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, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66; 5G: N1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 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
 120Hz curved AMOLED display
50MP Zeiss main camera with ring-LED flash
50MP selfie camera with autofocus
IP68 dust and water resistance
Dual stereo speakers
7.6 mm slim body profile
Platform
Operating system Android 15
Nothing OS 3.1
 Android 14
Funtouch 14
GPU Adreno 710
 Adreno 720
Processor 2.5 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
 2.63 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Graphics processor Adreno 710
 Adreno 720
RAM 8GB
 12GB LPDDR4X
Storage 128GB
 256GB UFS 2.2
Card slot No
 No
Battery 5000mAh
 5500mAh
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
 80W Fast Charging
Reverse Charging
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
 IP68 Dust and Water Resistant - Up to 1.5m for 30 Min
Dual Stereo Speakers
Display
Display size 6.77 Inches
1080 x 2392 Pixels
 6.78 Inches
1260 x 2800 Pixels
Display type AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
 AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
Pixel density 387 ppi
 453 ppi
Display features 120Hz Refresh Rate
Panda Glass
HDR10+
3000 Nits Peak Brightness
100% DCI-P3
Up to 1000Hz Touch Sampling Rate
 HDR10+
120Hz Refresh Rate
3D Curved Display
4500 Nits Peak Brightness
100% DCI-P3
Schott Xensation Alpha Glass
Camera
Camera resolution 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0 + 8MP F2.2
 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0
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
 50MP PDAF / OIS
50MP 119-degree Ultra Wide Angle / AF
Panorama / Portrait / Super Night / HDR / Pro / Bokeh
Ring-LED Flash - Aura Light
Zeiss Distagon / B-Speed / Biotar / Planar / Sonnar / Cine-flare / Cinematic
Video recording 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Time-lapse
Video OIS
 4K 30fps
Full HD 30fps
Time-lapse
Front camera
Front camera resolution 32MP F2.2
 50MP F2.0
Front camera features HDR
Face Unlock
 Autofocus
Face Unlock
HDR
Video recording Full HD 30fps
 4K 30fps
Full HD 30fps
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Ambient Light
 Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Compass
Gyro
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
Bluetooth 5.4
Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Hotspot
GPS / BDS / GALILEO / GLONASS / QZSS / NavlC
NFC
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