Nothing Phone 3a versus Samsung Galaxy A56

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Nothing Phone 3a, 12GB/256GB

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KSh 54,100

Samsung Galaxy A56, 8GB/256GB

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KSh 46,500

Nothing Phone 3a, 12GB/256GB Samsung Galaxy A56, 8GB/256GB
Price KSh 54,100 KSh 46,500
Sales 3 - For Nov 2025 9 - For Nov 2025
Average rating 0 - 4.5 - 4 votes
Likes 0 - For Nov 2025 0 - For Nov 2025
Views 22 - For Nov 2025 133 - For Nov 2025
General
Available March
2025
 March
2025
Dimensions 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm
Weight 201 g
 198 g
Colors White
Black
Blue
 Graphite
Lightgrey
Olive
Pink
Network 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Network features 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66; 5G: N1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66; 5G: N1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78
Key features 120Hz AMOLED display with up to 1 billion colors
Up to 3000 nits peak display brightness
50MP OIS triple main camera
Customizable LED lights for charging and notifications
IP64 dust and water resistant
Up to 3 major Android updates
 eSIM support
Aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass Victus+ back
50MP OIS main camera
Gorilla Glass Victus+ display protection
IP67 dust and water resistance - Up to 1 meter for 30 mins
Up to 6 years android upgrades
Platform
Operating system Android 15
Nothing OS 3.1
 Android 15
One UI 7
GPU Adreno 710
 Xclipse 540
Processor 2.5 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
 2.9 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
 Exynos 1580
Graphics processor Adreno 710
 Xclipse 540
RAM 12GB
 8GB
Storage 256GB
 256GB UFS 3.1
Card slot No
 No
Battery 5000mAh
 5000mAh
Battery features 50W Fast Charging
Up to 100% in 56 Min
Up to 50% in 19 Min
Up to 26h Video Playback
7.5W Reverse Wired Charging
 45W Fast Charging
Up to 29h Video Playback
Up to 100% in 68 Min
Up to 65% in 30 Min
Platform features IP64 Dust and Water Resistant
Dual Stereo Speakers
3 LED Notification Lights
Up to 3 Major Android Updates
Up to 6 Years Security Updates
 Samsung Knox Security
IP67 Dust and Water Resistant - Up to 1 Meter for 30 Min
Dual Stereo Speakers
Dolby Atmos Audio
Gorilla Glass Victus+ Back
Aluminum Frame
eSIM Support
Up to 6 Years Android Upgrades
Up to 6 Years Security Updates
Display
Display size 6.77 Inches
1080 x 2392 Pixels
 6.7 Inches
1080 x 2340 Pixels
Display type AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
 Super AMOLED Screen
16M Colors
Pixel density 387 ppi
 385 ppi
Display features 120Hz Refresh Rate
Panda Glass
HDR10+
3000 Nits Peak Brightness
100% DCI-P3
Up to 1000Hz Touch Sampling Rate
 120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Gorilla Glass Victus+
1900 Nits Peak brightness
Always-on Display
Camera
Camera resolution 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0 + 8MP F2.2
 50MP F1.8 + 12MP F2.2 + 5MP F2.4
Camera features 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
50MP Telephoto / PDAF / 2x Optical Zoom
8MP 120-degree Ultrawide
HDR / Night / Portrait / Panorama
LED Flash
30x Ultra zoom
4x Lossless Zoom
 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
12MP 123-degree Ultrawide
5MP Macro
Macro / Panorama / Bokeh / HDR
LED Flash
10x Digital Zoom
Video recording 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Time-lapse
Video OIS
 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Front camera
Front camera resolution 32MP F2.2
 12MP F2.2
Front camera features HDR
Face Unlock
 Bokeh
Face Unlock
Video recording Full HD 30fps
 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
10-bit HDR
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Ambient Light
 Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Compass
Proximity
Ambient Light
Connectivity USB Type-C 2.0 / OTG
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
 USB Type-C 2.0 / OTG
Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
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