Nothing Phone 3 vs Apple iPhone 17

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Apple iPhone 17 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: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while Nothing Phone 3 scores 7,123, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Nothing Phone 3 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 delivers longer battery life with None, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making Apple iPhone 17 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Apple iPhone 17 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

19 Sep, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Apple A19	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5150 mAh	3692 mAh	6600 mAh
65W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,696 ratings)

4.6/5

(13,390 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

1,930,244

2,250,422

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

16.0 s

14.0 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.

N/A

4,884

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

10.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

458 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

90.89 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

149.6 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.59 mm

71.5 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

7.95 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

218 grams

177 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

3692 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse 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.

13h 05m

N/A

15h 10m

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

0h 50m 0s

1h 11m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 2300(band 30)

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) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)