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 Extreme 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

₹43,999

@ Amazon

Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

₹37,849

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

91%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


5150 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.2/10

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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

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

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,744 ratings)

4.2/5

(578 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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₹43,999

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 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.

1,930,244

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

17.0 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

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

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)

92.82 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75.59 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

218 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.8LYT 710 2.0µm 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 1/1.28" sensor size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes 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)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

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

14h 01m

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

0h 50m 0s

0h 44m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

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

N/A

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

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)

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

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)