Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Huawei P30 Comparison and Differences
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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro or Huawei P30 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Nothing Phone (3a) Pro | Huawei P30 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2025, March 04 | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 3.05 in | 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.6 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.81 in | |
| Weight | 211 g | 7.44 oz | 165 g | 5.82 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, plastic back | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, | 3650 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 450 EUR | 680 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.77" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 111.5 cm2 | 91.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 88.0% | 85.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2392 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 387 PPI | 422 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Panda Glass | ||
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) -Ultra HDR image support |
- DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 40 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto) (15cm - ∞), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
-40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF/Laser AF -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, PDAF/Laser AF, OIS |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 50 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 50 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/2.76" | 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520) | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 710 (940 MHz) | Mali-G76 MP10 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 403358 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 797 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2334 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1476 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3583 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 680 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2396 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - India only |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - Global 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Global 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Circle to Search - 50W Fast charging, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min - IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) -3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones) |
- Fast battery charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
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| Versions |
- Versions: ELE-L29, ELE-L09 (Global); ELE-AL00, ELE-TL00 (China) |
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