Nothing Phone 3a Review: 23 Ratings, Pros and Cons

4.2

13 ratings

Nothing Phone 3a Review: 23 Ratings, Pros and Cons

Date: 04/03/2025 (Last saved review: 26/03/2025) - Review: CommentChoisir.fr

Check all the 23 reviews find on Smartphones Nothing Phone 3a, with the 13 ratings, comments, pros & cons from the reviewers.
Theses reviews and tests from Smartphones magazines and websites give 13 ratings, we get this average rating to this Nothing product : 4.2/5.

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Nothing Phone 3a review : With an average rating of 4.2/5, you can buy Nothing Phone 3a with your eyes closed (or almost). The opinions of the testers seem unanimous !

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Nothing Phone 3a ratings

13 Ratings ranked from best to worst, green to good grades, red to bad, Average rating: 4.2/5.
Source: https://www.commentChoisir.fr

9.1/10 Presse Citron	4.5/5 Tech Advisor	9/10 Journal du Geek	4.3/5 GSMArena
4.25/5 Android Central	4.1/5 Chip.de	8/10 CharlesTech	8/10 IndiaToday
8/10 AndroidPit	4/5 Gadget Bridge	3.91/5 ImTest

10 Preview or review without rating: FrAndroid, Press Start, Wired, Hardware Upgrade, DigitalTrends, PCtipp, BeGeek, Tweakers, Unite4Buy, Engadget

Pros and cons for Nothing Phone 3a List of reviews and ratings

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9.1

Presse Citron

Original design and beautiful screen
Neat software with a touch of AI
Correct performances
Compelling camera
Minimum price

Average autonomy
A little slow charging
No wireless charging
Position of the "Essential Key" button to be reviewed

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Presse Citron]

Journal du Geek

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 12/03/2025 - [read the full review on Journal du Geek]

4.3

GSMArena

Eye-catching design with a new glass back and Essential Key.
Decently bright OLED with 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit colors and HDR support.
Very loud speakers.
Unique software design and aesthetic with plenty of custom bits.
Very good performance with zero thermal throttling.
Great all-around camera performance, especially the zoom camera.

No charger in the box.
Only a single storage tier is available outside of India.
Competitors come with a higher ingress protection rating than IP64.

reviewed at 14/03/2025 - [read the full review on GSMArena]

4.25

Android Central

Best-looking budget phones available
Great 120Hz OLED panel with eye-friendly dimming tech
Good battery life
Excellent triple-camera system (Phone 3a Pro is best)
Unique, customizable software with no bloat
Essential Space is an excellent use of AI
Six years of updates (3 OS, 6 years security)

Worse gaming performance than Phone 2a
Essential Key is easy to press accidentally
Phone 3a Pro camera island is massive
Limited availability in the U.S.

reviewed at 04/03/2025 - [read the full review on Android Central]

4.1

Chip.de

Nice display
First operating time and fast charging
Great mid-range camera

"Essential key" misplaced
A somewhat outdated equipment
No complete protection against water

[4.1/5] reviewed at 11/03/2025 - Nothing ab 330 Euro: Nothing Phone (3a) im Test [read the full review on Chip.de]
[4.2/5] reviewed at 19/03/2025 - Smartphone mit starker Kamera für unter 500 Euro: Nothing Phone (3a) Pro im Test [read the full review on Chip.de]

CharlesTech

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 06/03/2025 - [read the full review on CharlesTech]

IndiaToday

Display
Software
Battery

Camera Portrait mode

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on IndiaToday]

AndroidPit

Exceptional design
Bright screen
A lot of power
Lightweight software
Quick updates
Good battery life
Zoom 3x (Pro version only)
Reasonable price

Location of the essential key
Non-expandable memory
Waterproof only according to IP64

reviewed at 13/03/2025 - [read the full review on AndroidPit]

4.5

Tech Advisor

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[4.5/5] reviewed at 04/03/2025 - Test Nothing Phone (3a): More than just a looker [read the full review on Tech Advisor]
[4/5] reviewed at 17/03/2025 - Test Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: Second fiddle [read the full review on Tech Advisor]

Gadget Bridge

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/03/2025 - [read the full review on Gadget Bridge]

3.91

ImTest

autonomous design
Interesting integration of AI
good camera
good screen
long battery life

only IP64
Non-expandable memory

reviewed at 04/03/2025 - [read the full review on ImTest]

not scored

FrAndroid

Good performance for the price
The unusual design and the Glyphs
The intelligence of the Essential Space
No spam
Effective optical zoom

Through a multitude of AI functions if it is important to you
Update policy too limited
The quality of the ultra wide-angle at night
Perfectible autonomy

reviewed at 04/03/2025 - [read the full review on FrAndroid]

not scored

Press Start

The Unique Design
Essential Space Is Great
Solid Camera Options
Value For Money

reviewed at 04/03/2025 - [read the full review on Press Start]

not scored

Wired

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 04/03/2025 - [read the full review on Wired]

not scored

Hardware Upgrade

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.