Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition First Impressions

One of the smallest brands that is particularly well-known to its community, is nothing which is one of those brands who cares about its locality. Taking feedback from its community, the brand always offers them an opportunity for creating design and software as well as other elements of the Nothing lineup. The brand has also launched a new variant of the Nothing Phone 3a, which is produced in partnership with its community and taking this step further. The Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition is the subject of a conversation with yes. The smartphone is available in limited quantities at Rs 28,999 and will be available under the new phone’s price tag. And I got the chance to spend a little time with it, which is what you have to know about .

Design and Attention to Details

The Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition comes with a new colour option.

This edition is based on the brand’s deep relationship with its community. In the company, it says this year’s edition there were more than 700 submissions across segments including design, software, accessories and more. They selected the four winners, who worked side by side with Nothing’s team to make the Phone 3a Community Edition. And with this new smartphone, you’ll get a few design aesthetics from community members.

Packaging is first and foremost of . This is refreshing with the new colour option, while standard Nothing box comes with a standard White box. & and the same scheme is applied to the device itself. A frosted teal tone is also added to the back panel, which contrasts with typical Nothing-branded smartphones.

The back panel has a premium glass panel, which is also used to prevent smudges from being frosted and the panels are made of high-quality glass. And this is also the reason for making it easier to hold in your hand when you are paraphrasing. In addition, subtle pink and yellow tones are also applied around the back panel – giving more charm to the overall look and feel.

The smartphone packs different-colour buttons, which look good.

Similarly, the company has gone further and added different colours to the buttons. Thus the volume control button is black, power on/off button silver. We also have a hot-pink colour on the Essential Key, which is last seen here.

The Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition features a custom clock face and an exclusive wallpaper. There are four wallpaper versions of one, two in blue and two purple (in a single version) for .

The phone also comes with different exclusive wallpapers along with a customised watch face.

The rest of the specifications are identical to the standard Nothing Phone 3a (Review) smartphone. A 6 is a quote for you, and that’s the one you get. Full HD+ 77-inch AMOLED display 120Hz adaptive screen refresh rate, with a full size of 78 inches. This handset features an Adreno 720 GPU and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor. It is available in one variant of the handset 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

A dual-camera setup is available on the camera front of the handset, which has a 50–megapixel primary sensor combined with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. This is the handset that has a 32-megapixel shooter the Nothing Phone 3a, Android 15, with NothingOS 3–on its front. Top 1 paraphrasing on top. Lastly, you get a 5,000mAh battery with 50W fast charging support.

It is a limited edition of that, which means only 1,000 units are available worldwide,” the company says. The device is available in India on December 13, 2025, at a special drop event in Bengaluru.