- android.gs
- Compare
- Phone (3a) vs Armor 30
Nothing Phone (3a) vs UleFone Armor 30
What Phone (3a) does better (15) and where Armor 30 wins (11) — every spec side by side.
vs
8.5Display6.8
8.3Camera6.8
6.4Battery9.4
6.9Features6.7
Dimensions
Size comparison
Phone (3a)Armor 30
| Phone (3a) | Armor 30 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 163.5 mm | 181.3 mm | −17.8 mm |
| Width | 77.5 mm | 84.9 mm | −7.4 mm |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm | 21.2 mm | −12.8 mm |
| Weight | 201 g | 506 g | −305 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Phone (3a) better than Armor 30?
- Weight201 g vs 506 g2.5×
- Peak brightness3,000 nits vs 700 nits4.3×
- OLED panelYes · Armor 30: No
- Optical stabilisationYes · Armor 30: No
- Telephoto cameraYes · Armor 30: No
- 5GYes · Armor 30: No
- Thickness8.4 mm vs 21.2 mm2.5×
- Max video4K vs 1080p
- CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz+14%
- Process4 nm vs 6 nm+50%
- Battery charge cycles1,400 vs 1,000+40%
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5+20%
Why is Armor 30 better than Phone (3a)?
- Battery capacity5,000 mAh vs 12,800 mAh2.6×
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx4 vs IPx82×
- Storage (max)256 GB vs 512 GB2×
- Wired charging50 W vs 66 W+32%
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 512 GB4×
- Endurance per cycle44 h vs 138 h3.2×
- Memory card slotNo · Phone (3a): Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · Phone (3a): Yes
- Energy classC vs A
- Drop resistance classC vs A
- Screen size6.8″ vs 7″+3%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 201 g | 506 g |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm | 21.2 mm |
| Height | 163.5 mm | 181.3 mm |
| Width | 77.5 mm | 84.9 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | — |
| Back | Glass | — |
| Ingress protection | IP64 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx4 | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | Panda Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | Black, White, Blue, Community Edition green | Black |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.8″ | 7″ |
| Panel | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,392 px | 2,460 px |
| Pixel density | 387 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 3,000 nits | 700 nits |
| Measured brightness | 1,273 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 74.5% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Mediatek Helio G100 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Process | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 810 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| AnTuTu score | 828,429 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 3,278 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,064 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.9 | f/2 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.57" | 1/1.3" |
| Rear cameras | 3 | 3 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | Yes | No |
| Optical zoom | 2× | — |
| Max video | 4K | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 12,800 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Active use (test) | 13.6 h | — |
| Wired charging | 50 W | 66 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 79% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -24.1 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Side |
| Barometer | — | Yes |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Nothing OS 4.0 | — |
| Major OS updates promised | 3 | — |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | C | A |
| Battery charge cycles | 1,400 | 1,000 |
| Endurance per cycle | 44 h | 138 h |
| Repairability class | C | C |
| Drop resistance class | C | A |
