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Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB

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KSh 50,000

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KSh 41,500

Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB Samsung Galaxy A36, 8GB/256GB
Price KSh 50,000 KSh 41,500
Sales 8 - For Apr 2025 16 - For Apr 2025
Average rating 0 - 0 -
Likes 1 - For Apr 2025 7 - For Apr 2025
Views 202 - For Apr 2025 613 - For Apr 2025
General
Available March
2025
 March
2025
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm
Weight 201 g
 195 g
Colors White
Black
Blue
 Black
White
Lime
Lavender
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: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66; 5G: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 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
 eSIM support
Gorilla Glass Victus+ back
50MP OIS main camera
Gorilla Glass Victus+ display protection
IP67 dust and water resistance - Up to 1 meter for 30 mins
Up to 6 years android upgrades
Platform
Operating system Android 15
Nothing OS 3.1
 Android 15
One UI 7
GPU Adreno 710
 Adreno 710
Processor 2.5 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
 2.4 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Graphics processor Adreno 710
 Adreno 710
RAM 8GB
 8GB
Storage 128GB
 256GB UFS 2.2
Card slot No
 No
Battery 5000mAh
 5000mAh
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
 45W Fast Charging
Up to 29h Video Playback
Up to 100% in 68 Min
Up to 66% in 30 Min
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
 IP67 Dust and Water Resistant - Up to 1 Meter for 30 Min
Samsung Knox Security
Dual Stereo Speakers
Dolby Atmos Audio
Up to 6 Years Android Upgrades
Up to 6 Years Security Updates
Gorilla Glass Victus+ Back
Plastic Frame
Display
Display size 6.77 Inches
1080 x 2392 Pixels
 6.7 Inches
1080 x 2340 Pixels
Display type AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
 Super AMOLED Screen
16M Colors
Pixel density 387 ppi
 385 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
Gorilla Glass Victus+
1900 Nits Peak Brightness
Always-on Display
Camera
Camera resolution 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0 + 8MP F2.2
 50MP F1.8 + 8MP 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
 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
8MP 123-degree Ultrawide
5MP Macro
Macro / Panorama / HDR
LED Flash
10x Digital Zoom
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
 12MP F2.2
Front camera features HDR
Face Unlock
 Bokeh
Face Unlock
Video recording Full HD 30fps
 4K 30fps
Full HD 30fps
10-bit HDR
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Ambient Light
 Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Compass
Proximity
Ambient Light
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 / OTG
Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
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