Nothing today introduced the Phone (3a) Series comprising of two phones – Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro. Building on the acclaimed Phone (2a), it boasts an advanced triple-camera system with optical zoom, a powerful Snapdragon processor, a brighter, more responsive display, and Nothing OS innovations like Essential Space—all wrapped in two uniquely refined designs.
Both the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro feature a more sophisticated look and feel, with upgraded glass back panels, enhanced symmetry in the internal structure, and refined visual details and elements throughout the finish. The Phone (3a) Series also upgrades its durability to an IP64 rating and achieves Nothing’s lowest carbon footprint on a smartphone to date, with 51.3kg of CO2e.
Both the phone sport a 6.77 inch (1080 x 2392 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED display with 30-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 3000 nits peak brightness and protection of Panda Glass. These phones are powered by up to 2.5GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 4nm Mobile Processor with Adreno 720 GPU which is paired with
8GB / 12GB LPDD4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 2.2 storage. These phones are packed with 5000mAh battery with 50W fast charging.
On the imaging front, Phone (3a) is equipped with 50MP main camera with f/1.88 aperture, Samsung 1/1.57-inch sensor with feature of OIS supported by 8MP 114° ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 50-megapixel Sony 1/2.74-inch telephoto sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, and support for EIS, 2x optical, 4x in-sensor and 30x digital zoom. The 3a Pro is armed with 50MP Samsung 1/1.56-inch primary rear sensor with F/1.88 aperture, optical image stabilisation and electronic image stabilisation (EIS) and 2x in sensor zoom which is supported by 50MP Sony 1/1.95-inch periscope telephoto camera with f/2.55 aperture, OIS, EIS, 3x optical, 6x in-sensor and 60x digital zoom support alongside 8MP ultrawide CAMERA with f/2.2 aperture. The Phone (3a) boasts a 32MP front camera, while the Phone (3a) Pro features a 50MP front camera capable of recording high-quality 4K videos with adaptive AI stabilization and night video enhancement, improving brightness by +74.4% and reducing noise by 33.7% compared to Phone (2a).
Both the phones incorporate an Essential Key below the power button that launches Essential Space. 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. Essential Space is a new, AI-powered hub for notes, ideas, and inspirations. Taking the friction out of logging and recalling content, it can capture, process and remember – just like a second memory.
Essential Space Early Access will be available to all customers who purchase a Phone (3a) or Phone (3a) Pro. Early Access will open the doors to the full Essential Space experience, including upcoming features set for launch in the coming months such as Camera Capture, Smart Collections, Focused Search and Flip to Record.
These phones have In-display optical fingerprint scanner and run on Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.1. The Phone (3a) Series will get three years of Android updates and six years of security updates in addition to corrective and functionality updates.These phones offer connectivity features of NFC, 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS and USB Type-C.
Pricing in INR:
Phone (3a) will be available in Black, White, and Blue colour
8+128 GB – 22,999 (Including bank offers)
8+256 GB -24,999 (Including bank offers)
Phone (3a) Pro will be available in Grey and Black colour
8+128 GB – 27,999 (Including bank offers)
8+256 GB – 29,999 (Including bank offers)
12+256 GB – 31,999 (Including bank offers)
Partner Banks: HDFC Bank, IDFC Bank, OneCard
Day 1 exchange offer: INR 3000 additional exchange offer shall be valid across all the variants of both Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro for customers purchasing Phone (3a) Series on Day 1 at Flipkart, Croma, Vijay Sales and leading retail stores.
Availability:
The Phone (3a) will go on sale via Flipkart, Flipkart Minutes, Vijay Sales, Croma and all leading retail stores starting from 11 March
The Phone (3a) Pro will go on sale via Flipkart and Flipkart Minutes starting from 11 March. The Flipkart deliveries and sales on Vijay Sales, Croma and all leading retail stores will start from 15 March.
