Nothing just introduced the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, the third phone in the Nothing Phone 3a series after the 3a and the 3a Pro, as it had promised. The phone has a 6.77-inch FHD+ 120Hz Super AMOLED screen with up to 3000 nits peak brightness, same as the Phone (3a).
It is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro SoC, same as the CMF Phone 2 Pro. This offers 120 fps gaming in BGMI, 53% improvements in network and 1000Hz touch sampling rate. It has 8GB of RAM and up to 8GB of virtual RAM.
It runs Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.5, and the company has promised Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 will be available in early 2026. Unlike other Nothing phones, this comes preloaded with Instagram and Facebook out of the box, but can be uninstalled. The company has promised 3 Android OS updates and 6 years of security patches. This also comes with Essential Space, an AI-powered hub for note-taking, ideas, and inspirations.
You can press the Essential Key to capture and send content to Essential Space, long-press to record a voice note, and double-tap to head straight to all your saved content.
This has a 50MP main camera with a large 1/1.57″ sensor, 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. It comes in White and Black colours with a glass back that has panda glass protection.
The phone still retains a 5000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging, which can charge up to 50% in 20 minutes. The battery capacity stays above 90% even after 1200 charging cycles, says the company. However, this doesn’t come with a charger in the box.
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite specifications
- 6.77-inch (1080 x 2392 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED display, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 480 touch sampling rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming, HDR10+, 800 nits typical / 1300 nits outdoor / 3000 nits peak brightness, Panda Glass protection
- Up to 2.5GHz Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro 4nm processor with Mali-G615 MC2 GPU
- 8GB LPDD4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 2.2 storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.5
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
- 50MP main camera with 1/1.57″ Samsung sensor, f/1.88 aperture, EIS, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, EIS, 10x digital zoom, 4K at up to 30 fps
- 16MP front camera with f/2.45 aperture, 1080p 60 fps
- In-display optical fingerprint scanner
- USB Type-C Audio, bottom-ported speaker
- Dimensions: 164x 78x 8.3mm; Weight: 199g
- Dust and Splash resistant (IP54)
- 5G SA/NSA (n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh battery with support for 33W wired charging
Availability and pricing
The Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is priced at 249 Euros (USD 289 / Rs. 25,560 approx.) / 249 GBP for the 8GB + 128GB model, and the 8GB + 256GB model costs 279 Euros (USD 324 / Rs. 28,640 approx.) / 279 GBP. It will roll out in select markets such as Europe and the UK first starting today and will launch in India soon, said the company.