Introduction
The Nothing Phone (3A) shakes up Litemaker’s entire portfolio – not only is it the first Lite phone, but it’s also another thing that has its own CMF Phone 2 Pro. We once thought the “A” models were for those on a budget, but here comes the Phone 3A Lite to bring another layer to the entire series.
The Nothing Phone (3A) Lite is a glass phone, just like some of its peers, with a semi-transparent back panel and a Glyph interface, even if it’s a basic one. The rear is the main difference to the closely related CMF Phone 2 Pro, with a bare back panel and no glyphs.
The Phone (3A) Lite features a 6.7-inch 1080p OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color depth, and HDR10 support. It runs on the mid-range Dimension 7300 Pro chip along with 8GB of RAM.
The Nothing Phone (3A) Lite has a 50MP OIS primary camera on the back, along with an 8MP ultra-wide and a 2MP macro imager. In contrast, the CMF Phone 2 Pro has a 50MP 2x telephoto instead of a macro, but its primary camera has no OIs. And that about makes up for the big difference between the two phones.
The phone (3A) Lite is powered by a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W fast charging. It’s not on Android 15 with OS 3.5 for nothing, and there are plans for 3 major Android updates.
Nothing at a Glance Phone (3A) Lite Specifications:
- body: 164.0×78.0x8.3mm, 199g; Glass Front (Panda Glass), Plastic Frame, Glass Back (Panda Glass); IP54 dust-proof and water-resistant (water splashes).
- Display: 6.77″ AMOLED, 1B color, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR, 800 NITS (TYP), 1300 NITS (HBM), 3000 NITS (PEAK), 1080x2392px resolution, 19.93:9 aspect ratio, 388PPI U Ultra HDR image support.
- Chip Set: MediaTek Dimension 7300 Pro (4 nm): Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 and 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G 615 MC2.
- Note: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC.
- OS/Software: Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, nothing OS 3.5.
- Rear camera: wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.57″, 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm; Macro: 2 MP.
- Front Camera: 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, Gyro-EIS ; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mah; 33W wired, 50% in 20 minutes, 5W reverse wired.
- contact: 5G; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.3 ; NFC.
- Miscellaneous:: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical).
The phone has an IP54 ingress protection rating, which isn’t ideal. Of course we appreciate that, but many competitors will offer you more resistance for a similar price.
Doing nothing phone (3A) light unboxing
Nothing the Phone (3A) Lite arrives in either of those signature ways, with glossy paper and plenty of prints plus a special message on the inner box.
The retail bundle contains a phone, a USB cable, and a cool SIM ejection pin.
Inside the box is also a simple silicone case.
