Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Manufactured in July, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 387ppi
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 239g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
  • Larger display: 7.6in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 7.6 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1856x2160 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20.9:18
Pixel density 387 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
1556 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 153.5 mm (6.04 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 132.6 mm (5.22 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP48
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
90.6 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
2244
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
6876
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11822244
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33576876
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
1932987
CPU273000457523
GPU192089800440
Memory135075366650
UX150509308374
NanoReview Score7506731932987
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
14677
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
17948
Writing scoren/a21402
Web scoren/a18660
Video editingn/a7996
Data manipulationn/a16566
NanoReview Scoren/a17948

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 26.8 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 One UI 6.1.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4400 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
19:49
Web Browsing08:09 h06:44 h
Video Playback16:21 h13:06 h
Games05:48 h04:56 h
Standby Mode120 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length70 mm66 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor size1/1.951/3.94
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung ISOCELL 3LU
Sensor size1/4.01/3.2
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
132
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
128
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
133
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a135
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus n/a No
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 6E (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
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/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr July, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr July, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 1899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 the clear winner in this comparison.

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