Motorola Edge 70 vs Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition

Comparing the Motorola Edge 70 vs Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 70 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition runs at 2.5 GHz, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 offers 6.7 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition's Flexible AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Edge 70 and Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition offers 32 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Motorola Edge 70 and Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Motorola Edge 70 and Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition receives a higher user rating of 5, while Motorola Edge 70 has a rating of 4.4.

Motorola Edge 70

₹29,125

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition

₹30,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

88%

86%

Release Date

23 Dec, 2025

15 Jan, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
68W Turbo Charging	50W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Exceptionally slim and lightweight
Satisfactory cameras
One day battery life
Decent performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,379 ratings)

5/5

(3 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,402,932 AnTuTu Score	N/A
11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹29,125

@ Amazon

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1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Dec 23, 2025

(Expected)

Dec 09, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

Custom UI

Hello UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A710 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,402,932

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

446 ppi

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.22 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.6 %

91.4 %

Design

Height

159.9 mm

163.52 mm

Width

74.3 mm

77.50 mm

Thickness

5.99 mm

8.35 mm

Weight

159 grams

201 grams

Build Material

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A	50 MP f/2.0 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 13m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 44m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands: