Nothing just launched the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, the company’s third Phone 3a series phones. Here we have the first impressions of the smartphone.
Even though there will be a case, the company said that the phone doesn’t come with a charger in the box.
The Nothing Phone 3a Lite sports a 6.77-inch FHD+ flat AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The display is bright since it has up to 1300 nits outdoor brightness in HBM, and 3000 nits peak brightness, and the sunlight legibility is good as well. There is panda glass protection. There is 2160Hz PWM Dimming.
It has a tiny punch-hole that houses the 16-megapixel autofocus camera. The earpiece is present on the top edge, but it doesn’t double up as a secondary speaker. The phone has an in-display optical fingerprint scanner. The bottom bezels are minimal.
The CMF Phone 2 Pro is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro processor, compared to Dimensity 7300 in the predecessor. This promises 10% faster CPU and 5% faster CPU. It has 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and supports 5G SA/NSA with several bands. It runs Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.5 on top, and the company has promised 3 Android updates and 6 years of security updates.
The phone has a power button and the essential key on the right side. The volume rockers are on the left. The hybrid dual SIM slot, primary microphone, USB Type-C port and the speaker grill are present on the bottom. The secondary microphone is present on the top.
The phone has a triple camera setup that includes a 50MP main camera with a bigger 1/1.57″ sensor, 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera offering up to 10x digital zoom.
It can record videos at 4k resolution at up to 30 fps from the rear camera and the front camera supports 1080p 60 fps recording. It has OIS support for the main rear camera.
The phone has a glass back with panda glass protection, which looks and feels premium. It also comes in Black colour in addition to White.
The phone retains a 5000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. The battery capacity stays above 90% even after 1200 charging cycles, says the company.
The Nothing Phone 3a Lite starts at 249 Euros (USD 289 / Rs. 25,560 approx.) / 249 GBP for the 8GB + 128GB model, but it should be cheaper when it launches in India. We should know more details about the India launch of the phone in the coming days.