with out proper hardwear how much you can optimise a phone ?
a software that just become slow no matter even if it comes from direct god ! because software is just a thing need to be refreshed every time whenever technology develops… updating some of apps require minimumram speed… so it wont consider yiur software… it will consider phone capacity!
Akshay_IVY6ceGfY5 oh really then go nd check previous year iphones and compare it with you new generation so called flagship killer they will beat your newer generation phones when it comes to speed nd smoothness brother
Thanks for clarifying! There’s been a lot of chatter around this topic which was very confusing. I’m excited to get a hold of my 3(a) Pro tomorrow.
Simran_6qsIU4dGU2 congratulations 
Let’s be honest. It’s a cost decision, which I am OK with (typed on a CMF Phone 1 8/128).
CMF1_hacker yes nd its not big deal coz in real life u can’t tell the d/f b/w 2.2 & 3.1.
So its okay, but we are getting camera which is huge plus point and ofcourse nothing os.
RaviKumar_5l0laVScAX whatever optimization they do, they’ll need to keep doing it on the long run since 2.2 isn’t meant for longevity in the current era.
2 2 is OLD and very outdated.
Good explanation, but we are expecting LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. In this price range, competitors are providing a more advanced tech stack.
You should compare UFS 2.2 and UFS 4.1 to understand the difference.
Focus on image processing speed after capturing a picture with the camera—this is a common issue in every Nothing Phone.
i have nothing 3a and nothing 1 and i phone 13 and my dad has i phone 16.
so ios 18 in both iphones.
now ios 18 is known to optimise till i phone 19..(future)
but i phone 13 slows down because of hardware but i phone 16 got fastest performance due to the hardwear.
so why this difference in 13 and 16 when both has sameios 18 software and optimization?
prove me i am wrong!
answer this !
why nothing 1 is ufs 3.1 when there they dont have issue with 2.2 ?
so does nothing 1 slower than 3a ?
if you are real user you need to understand basic knowledge of how storage is processed and how the optimization works ?
dont be a blind fanboy … even i am fan of nothing but we are paying money not a love…
we need a valuable phone not only just design and a fan has right to question the brand and also defend. but here we have cleare picture they made a cost cutting simplest line …
lpddr5x and ufs 3.1 at least when say its pro !
just adding a small lenses and comparing photos with i phone 16 is insane dude….
this 3a and 3a pro have you seen flares ? have yiu seen colour science?
its just worse than a 15k chinees redmi !
how many days you can defend whatever company says !
a core user always raise voice so that company should take correct feed back then they improve…
if you keep defendingthere mistake our fav brand will never grow bcoz they dont get correct criticism and correctfeed back.
please test the phones and come here then we discuss.
thats cool part is we all want nothing to become good brand but thats in our hand we have to give genuine feedback then company will grow!
What ever you say about UFS 2.2, Once indians made up their mind no one can change it now indians are feeling that there is no value in 3a series, Once carl pei said that India is a tech savy market, when the competition is giving 3.1 UFS in the same price bracket these tech savy people obviously will look into value how carl missed this logic, however indians doesn’t feel 3a series is value for money product we have better options in same price range, 3a series is going to fail in India may be people will buy it in the sale season on e-commerce.
Raymond Nothing sells cheap quality product at a premium price.
u can’t justify the use of ufs2.2 in 2025.
Tutiya banake uska explanation dena thoda casual tha🤡🤡🤣
Akshay_IVY6ceGfY5 first of all the hardware d/f b/w iphone 13 & 16 is like ground and sky, but if you compare at a price which it is current selling with any android phone with same you will see change and smoothness between phone,
And you said you have nothing phone 3a go and compare it with you any friend ufs 3.1 phones go and see the i think then you will find the answer.
Don’t the companies have the basic funda of “Customer is King”, so why don’t we leave the option to the users, let them choose. Is it tough to provide options of 2 different models with different storages, when it can be done with RAM why can’t be it done with storage ?
RaviKumar_5l0laVScAX first of all the hardware d/f b/w iphone 13 & 16 is like ground and sky, but if you compare at a price which it is current selling with any android phone with same you will see change and smoothness between phone,
And you said you have nothing phone 3a go and compare it with you any friend ufs 3.1 phones go and see the i think then you will find the answer
For another person - yes you deserve ufs 4.0 phone with SD Elite with poor software and tons of overloaded and lots of ads with cheap rate. U deserve it.
For 3rd person - tutiya tutiya bol k sher ni bnte mittar.
Raymond
Hey, so I read this post about why they went with UFS 2.2 for the Phone (3a) series, and I’ve got some thoughts. They’re saying it’s all about “balance” and putting resources where they matter—like battery life and display instead of storage speed. Fair enough, but I’m not totally sold. Here’s what’s bugging me:
1. Does it really feel the same?
They claim you won’t notice the difference between UFS 2.2 and 3.1 for stuff like texting or scrolling X. Okay, maybe for basic things, but what about when I’m juggling a bunch of apps or playing something heavy like Genshin? Even if it’s just a split-second lag, that stuff adds up, right?
2. Software can only do so much.
They’re leaning hard on Nothing OS to smooth things out and make UFS 2.2 feel fast. That’s cool, but why not just start with faster storage like UFS 3.1 and then optimize it? Feels like they’re putting a fancy band-aid on an older part instead of going all-in.
3. Those benchmarks… huh?
They compare the Phone (3a) to a Realme phone with UFS 3.1, but they don’t tell us the whole story—like what else is different between them. If the Realme’s got a beefier processor or more RAM, isn’t that skewing things to make UFS 2.2 look better than it is?
4. Future-proofing feels shaky.
They’re brushing off worries about UFS 2.2 getting outdated, saying it’s fine for now and software will keep it going. But apps and games keep getting bigger—think 8K videos or crazy AI stuff. Won’t this phone start feeling slow way sooner than one with UFS 3.1 or even 4.0?
5. Gaming’s my thing.
They say gaming’s smooth on titles like BGMI because of “data management.” But I’ve played games where textures load late, and faster storage totally helps. Are they saying I won’t care about that, or just that it’s not a big deal for most people?
6. Am I getting my money’s worth?
They’re saving cash by not using UFS 3.1, but where’s that money going? If I’m paying for a 2025 phone, I kinda expect modern guts—not something that feels like a compromise, even if the screen’s pretty or the battery lasts longer.
7. What’s “Smart Clean” anyway?
They throw out terms like “NTFS optimisation” and “Smart Clean” to sound clever, but what does that even mean? Are they just tidying up files, or is this some magic trick? Without numbers—like how much faster it makes things—I’m not sure I buy it.
8. AI’s the future, right?
They tie the phone’s AI chops to the Snapdragon chip, but faster storage could help load those fancy AI features quicker. Are they saying UFS 2.2 won’t hold that back at all, even as AI gets bigger in phones?
9. People aren’t dumb.
They admit folks are bummed about UFS 2.2 and now worry it’s not future-proof. That’s not just nitpicking—if other phones in the same price range have UFS 3.1, it’s hard not to feel like Nothing’s lagging behind, no matter how much they hype “real-world performance.”
10. Show me the trade-off!
They say they can’t max out every spec without jacking up the price—makes sense. But what did UFS 2.2 save them, and what’d they spend it on? Did I get an amazing screen or an extra hour of battery? Give me something concrete so I don’t feel shortchanged.What do you think? I want to like the Phone (3a), but this UFS 2.2 thing has me second-guessing. Am I overthinking it, or are they dodging the real questions?
Thanks for reading!
Why are they justifying it?
UFS 3 is more power efficient, better when searching files in, better in copying file, it’s all round better experience than 2.2 , no matter how much bull shit u speak about it being optimised.
These are test results from pixel device having ufs 2.2 and ufs 3.1 storage. You can judge for urself.
