Nothing Phone 3a Pro
Nothing Phone
PKR 183,499
87/100 overall
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Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23
Full specification and price comparison for Pakistan, updated 14 Jun 2026.
The short answer
The Nothing Phone 3a Pro is the stronger phone of the two, scoring 87 against 83 on our combined specification score. It leads on battery & charging and value for money. The Samsung Galaxy S23 still wins on memory & storage, so it remains the better choice if that is your priority. The Nothing Phone 3a Pro is the cheaper of the two at PKR 183,499 against PKR 184,999.
Samsung Galaxy S23
Samsung
PKR 184,999
83/100 overall
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The verdict
Spec-derivedNothing Phone 3a Pro takes it by 3.5 points on our weighted spec score.
What actually differs
- Nothing Phone 3a Pro costs PKR 1,500 less.
- Nothing Phone 3a Pro packs a 1,100 mAh larger battery.
- Nothing Phone 3a Pro charges 25W faster.
- Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers 4 GB more RAM.
- Samsung Galaxy S23 ships with 256 GB more storage.
Buy the Nothing Phone 3a Pro if…
you care most about battery & charging and value for money.
Buy the Samsung Galaxy S23 if…
you care most about memory & storage.
Not enough published data to score: Performance. Those categories are excluded from the overall figure rather than estimated.
Full specification comparison
| Specification | Nothing Phone 3a Pro | Samsung Galaxy S23 |
|---|---|---|
| Price in Pakistan | ||
| Retail price | PKR 183,499 Cheaper | PKR 184,999 |
| Design & build | ||
| Release date | 25 March 2025 | February 17, 2023 |
| Dimensions | 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm | 146.3 × 70.9 × 7.6 mm |
| Weight | 211 g | 168 g Better |
| Water resistance | IP64 dust and water resistant | IP68 (dust-tight and water-resistant up to 1.5m for 30 minutes) |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.77 inches Better | 6.1 Inches |
| Resolution | 1080 × 2392 pixels (FHD+) Better | 1080 × 2340 Pixels (FHD+) |
| Panel type | AMOLED / OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+ | Dynamic AMOLED 2X 48Hz–120Hz Adaptive HDR10+ |
| Protection | Panda Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4nm) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A520) | Octa-core 1 × Cortex-X3 @ 3.36GHz 2 × Cortex-A715 @ 2.80GHz 2 × Cortex-A710 @ 2.80GHz 3 × Cortex-A510 @ 2.00GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 810 | Adreno 740 |
| Operating system | Android 15 (Nothing OS 3.1) | Android 13, upgradable to Android 16, One UI 8. |
| Memory & storage | ||
| RAM | 8GB / 12GB Better | 8GB LPDDR5X |
| Internal storage | 128GB / 256GB | 128GB UFS 3.1 / 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.0 Better |
| Card slot | No microSD card slot | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP Main Camera (OIS) 50 MP Periscope Telephoto Camera (3x Optical Zoom) 8 MP Ultra-Wide Camera LED Flash, HDR, Panorama | 50MP Wide f/1.8 Dual Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10MP Telephoto 3× Optical Zoom OIS 12MP Ultra-wide 120° Field of View LED Flash, HDR, Panorama |
| Selfie camera | 50 MP Selfie Camera Better | 12 MP f/2.2 Dual Pixel Autofocus HDR Portrait Mode Night Mode |
| Video recording | 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps | 8K @24/30fps 4K @30/60fps 1080p @30/60/240fps 720p @960fps HDR10+ video |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Battery capacity | Si/C Li-Ion (Silicon-Carbon Lithium-Ion), Non-removable 5000 mAh Better | Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion), Non-removable 3,900 mAh |
| Wired charging | 50W fast charging, and 7.5W reverse wired charging. Better | 25W Wired Fast Charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 15W Fast Wireless Charging 4.5W Reverse Wireless Charging (Wireless PowerShare) |
| Connectivity & extras | ||
| SIM | Dual Nano-SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM, Dual Standby) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6, Dual-Band, Hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e Dual-band Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 A2DP LE |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | In-display Fingerprint Sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Compass Proximity Sensor Ambient Light Sensor | Ultrasonic Under-display Fingerprint Sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Compass Proximity Sensor Barometer Ambient Light Sensor Hall Sensor |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 OTG support | USB Type-C 3.2 OTG |
“Better” marks the higher (or, for price and weight, the lower) figure. It is a specification difference, not a judgement about real-world experience.
Questions people ask
Which is better, Nothing Phone 3a Pro or Samsung Galaxy S23?
Nothing Phone 3a Pro comes out ahead on our combined spec score, leading by 3.5 points. It wins on battery & charging and value for money. Samsung Galaxy S23 can still be the better buy if your priorities sit elsewhere or if you find it at a lower street price.
What is the price of Nothing Phone 3a Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23 in Pakistan?
Nothing Phone 3a Pro is listed at PKR 183,499 and Samsung Galaxy S23 at PKR 184,999. That makes Nothing Phone 3a Pro cheaper by PKR 1,500. Retail prices move often, so treat these as indicative.
Which phone has the better battery, Nothing Phone 3a Pro or Samsung Galaxy S23?
Nothing Phone 3a Pro leads on battery. Nothing Phone 3a Pro carries a 5000 mAh cell and Samsung Galaxy S23 a 3900 mAh cell, with 50W and 25W wired charging respectively.
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