Nothing Phone 3 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 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: Nothing Phone 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,123, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G scores 6,864, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 01m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.2.

Nothing Phone 3

₹67,990

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

₹38,289

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

92%

91%

87%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

29 Apr, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	6500 mAh	8000 mAh
65W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,309 ratings)

4.2/5

(3,134 ratings)

1/5

(1 rating)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹38,289

@ Amazon

₹139,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

3 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

5 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Hello UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme MT6899

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

View Details

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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

2,194,258

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

17.0 s

N/A

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

4,385

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

20.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5200 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

1000 Hz

360 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

449 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

92.08 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

96.80 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

162.7 mm

156.5 mm

Width

75.59 mm

75.6 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

6.99 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

218 grams

183 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Plastic Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 0.56µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

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

N/A

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

6500 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 51 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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.

13h 05m

14h 01m

N/A

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

50m

44m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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) / 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) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 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) / 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 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)