Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
- Larger display: 6.77in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 441ppi
- Lighter design: 209g vs 211g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.77 in | 6.58 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2392 pixels | 1200x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 387 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 92.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 365 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 3 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.52 mm (6.44 in) | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 in) | 9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | n/a | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray |
- Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 576 |
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 537.6 GFLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1182 | 1111 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3357 | 3131 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4459 | n/a |
| CPU | 273000 | 217681 |
| GPU | 192089 | 212255 |
| Memory | 135075 | 146459 |
| UX | 150509 | 141962 |
| NanoReview Score | 750673 | 718357 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 34.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 19 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 3286 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 10.0 |
| OS Size | n/a | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | Nothing OS 3.1 | EMUI 11 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 50 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:09 h | 08:10 h |
| Video Playback | 16:21 h | 13:26 h |
| Games | 05:48 h | 04:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 120 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 7680 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 40 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/1.54 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 45 |
| Zoom | n/a | 124 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) |
| LTE category | n/a | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 459 | 720 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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