Nothing Phone 3a vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Nothing Phone 3a
$379
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
$600
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Base Price (MSRP)
$379
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Base Price (MSRP)
$600
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CPU
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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CPU
Exynos 1280
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GPU
Adreno 810
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GPU
Mali-G68 MP4 1000MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
6.8" AMOLED 2392×1080 Touch
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Display
6.5" AMOLED 2400×1080 Touch
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N/A
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538 GFLOPS FP32
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N/A
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256 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
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24 Tabs
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8 Tabs
2%
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128GB
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128GB
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186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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6.8"
AMOLED
HDR
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6.5"
AMOLED
HDR
Always On
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Area
17.2 in² (110.9 cm²)
20:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
15.8 in² (102 cm²)
20:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
1,300 Nits
3,000 Nits Peak
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Brightness
500 Nits
800 Nits Peak
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Flicker
2160Hz
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Resolution
2392×1080
2.6 Million Pixels
388 PPI
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Resolution
2400×1080
2.6 Million Pixels
405 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Fully Laminated
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Touch
Capacitive
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Touch
Capacitive
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Main
50.1MP
24mm Lens
ƒ/1.9 Aperture
1/1.57" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
64.2MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/1.7 Aperture
1/1.89" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Ultrawide
8.0MP
12.5mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
120˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Ultrawide
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Telephoto
50.1MP
47mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/2.75" Sensor Size
0.64 µm Pixel Size
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Front
32.3MP
22mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.44" Sensor Size
0.64 µm Pixel Size
89˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Front
32.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.8" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Macro
5.0MP
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ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Depth
5.0MP
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ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Zoom
1.9x Zoom-Out
2.0x Optical Zoom-In
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Zoom
2.2x Zoom-Out
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10x Digital Zoom-In
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Max FPS
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120 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
120 FPS 720p
120 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
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60 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
Night Mode
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Panorama
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Portrait Mode
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Portrait Lighting
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
Night Mode
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Night Mode Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
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Macro Mode
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Fingerprint
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Fingerprint
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Modem
MediaTek
MT 5G R2
5G
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Modem
Samsung
Shannon 2550/1280
5G
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Speed
Up to 4700Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
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Speed
Up to 2550Mbps Download
Up to 1280Mbps Upload
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SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
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SIM Slots
2x nano SIM
Dual SIM capable
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.4
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Bluetooth 5.1
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Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Communication
NFC
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Communication
NFC
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Compass
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Card
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19.3Wh
5000mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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19.3Wh
5000mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 7 Hours
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Charge Time
19 min 50%
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56 min 100%
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Charge Time
35 min 50%
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55 min 80%
85 min 100%
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Android
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Android
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Build Material
Plastic, Glass
IP64
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Build Material
Plastic, Glass
IP67
Up to 1.0m Water Resistant
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Height
163.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
Depth
8.4 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.110 L
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Height
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
Width
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
Depth
8.1 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.100 L
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Weight
201 g (7.09 oz)
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Weight
189 g (6.67 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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