Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 13

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 13 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: OnePlus 13 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,280, while Nothing Phone 3 scores 7,123, making OnePlus 13 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 13 offers a screen size of 6.82 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making OnePlus 13 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 13 features a LTPO AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making OnePlus 13 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and OnePlus 13 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus 13 offers 32 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3 delivers longer battery life with 13h 05m, while OnePlus 13 delivers 11h 24m, making Nothing Phone 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and OnePlus 13 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 13 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: OnePlus 13 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹43,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus 13

₹57,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

95%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

10 Jan, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
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	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	6000 mAh
65W Fast Charging	100W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Stunning 2K ProXDR display
IP69 rating for dust and water
Reliable cameras
Long battery backup

Cons

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

Design can be improved
Few unnecessary proprietary apps

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,805 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,628 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	2,689,625 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 24m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Jan 10, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

5 Year

4 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 830

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB / 24 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

2,689,625

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

9.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

90.11 %

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)

92.82 %

N/A

Design

Height

160.60 mm

162.9 mm

Width

75.59 mm

76.5 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

218 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Eco Leather Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (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/1.68 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size OV50H

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size LYT 808 1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.6 Periscope Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 36 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 34 mins

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

11h 24m

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

0h 50m 0s

0h 27m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

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

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / 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) / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / 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) / 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) / 700(band 44)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)