My honest review of the Phone 3a Pro: Design is 10/10, but needs some fixes

Sahil khan 🇮🇳 · 2026-01-18T07:21:23+00:00

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Sahil khan 🇮🇳

Hi Community,

I bought the Phone 3a Pro recently with my own money, and honestly, the design is just beautiful. Compared to the regular 3a, the Pro version definitely feels more premium in hand.

The Good stuff:

The performance is smooth for daily tasks, and the UI is clean as expected from Nothing. Really enjoying using it so far.

What needs fixing:

However, I’m facing two main issues that I hope the team looks into:

1. Telephoto Camera: The hardware seems good, but the output isn’t great yet. It definitely needs some software tuning/optimization.

2. Battery Drain: This is the big one. I’m losing about 4% battery in just 2-3 minutes of normal use. That doesn’t seem right and needs to be fixed ASAP.

Overall, it’s a solid device, but these two updates would make it perfect.

@Deepanshu_Saini_ @Abhishek L.

hrry

Sahil khan 🇮🇳 Hey mate, thanks for sharing your thoughts/review on the (3a) Pro. Glad you’re enjoying the design, it’s one of my favourites too. If you do have software feedback along the way, I’d suggest logging it via settings > system > feedback too. This sends your feedback to the Nothing team who may address it in future updates.

Cheers

Coldpaw

Sahil khan 🇮🇳 I don’t own the 3a Pro, however that kind of power consumption should be far from normal. Is this during gaming or just “regular” use?

Shoot4Donuts

Sahil khan 🇮🇳 I love my 3a Pro. The design isn’t typical, it stands out. This is my first larger screen phone and when I first held it (I had an iPhone 12 Pro) I was like holy crap this is a desktop PC lol. I appreciate the Nothing OS features and Android OS as I haven’t used Android in years. The glyphs are an awesome idea for notifications. I don’t need to flip my phone to see what’s going on especially during moments of work. It has been a bit buggy recently but I’m seeing sometimes it’s a mismatch with some settings. Once I look it up, I tweak the settings and all is good. Awesome to have a community where if someone has a similar issue, there is usually a fix. Overall, great experience and glad you’re enjoying it. Battery life has been good for me. Even when I’m watching YouTube videos etc. The screen uses the most power. I’ve adjusted that and audio can drain the battery too if set on LDAC. Dark mode is also a battery saver. Also, I’ve turned off background refresh on apps where I don’t use them as much. Glad you’re enjoying it for the most part.

BADHON

i got the same problem

also sometimes my google dailer just hang

Dimas

hrry Thanks for the info!
Just wanted to ask — if feedback has already been submitted via the system and supported with logs through Nothing Support email, is there any way for users to know whether it’s being tracked or considered for future updates?

Sahil khan 🇮🇳

Coldpaw regular use