Motorola Signature vs Nothing Phone 3

Comparing the Motorola Signature vs Nothing Phone 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Signature scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,583, while Nothing Phone 3 scores 7,123, making Motorola Signature the better performer.

Display: Motorola Signature offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Motorola Signature the larger display of the two. Motorola Signature features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Motorola Signature the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Signature and Nothing Phone 3 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Signature and Nothing Phone 3 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3 delivers longer battery life with 13h 05m, while Motorola Signature delivers 12h 53m, making Nothing Phone 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Motorola Signature and Nothing Phone 3 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Signature receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Motorola Signature and Nothing Phone 3 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Motorola Signature

₹54,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 3

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

95%

92%

Release Date

30 Jan, 2026

15 Jul, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)
165 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 Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Sony LYTIA 600 Cam (upto 100X Super zoom pro)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5200 mAh	5150 mAh
90W Turbo Charging	65W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.6/10

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7.8/10

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Pros

Slim, lightweight, & premium
Excellent LTPO AMOLED display
Strong performance
Clean software, with longevity

Attractive display
Solid battery life with fast wired charging
Clean, bloat-free software experience

Cons

Battery life could have been better
Audio lacks punch

Overpriced for the hardware on offer
Asymmetrical design may not appeal to everyone
Cameras are good, not great

User Ratings

4.4/5

(656 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,001 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,098,258 AnTuTu Score	1,930,244 AnTuTu Score
12h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 23, 2026

(Official)

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A	Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Adreno 825

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

3,098,258

1,930,244

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

10.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

5,673

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

43.7 %

11.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6200 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

446 ppi

393 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.14 %

88.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

95.23 %

92.82 %

Design

Height

162.1 mm

160.60 mm

Width

76.4 mm

75.59 mm

Thickness

6.99 mm

8.99 mm

Weight

186 grams

218 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size LYT 828 2.44µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size OV50H

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.4 Periscope Camera71 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.68 Periscope Camera1/2.75" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	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)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Filters
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.76" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5200 mAh

5150 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 52 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

12h 53m

13h 05m

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

0h 38m 0s

0h 50m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / 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) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)