Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A57 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 Samsung Galaxy A57 5G scores 4,540, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A57 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3 delivers longer battery life with 13h 05m, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G delivers 11h 36m, making Nothing Phone 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹45,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

₹48,629

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

91%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

10 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Samsung Exynos 1680
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED Plus
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
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	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	5 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	5000 mAh
65W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

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 and lightweight build
Big, vibrant display
Strong software support
Good selfie performance

Cons

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

Performance can be better
Slow fingerprint response

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,922 ratings)

4.5/5

(135 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	1,392,494 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹45,999 @ Amazon	₹48,629 @ Amazon
Not Available in any other store	₹56,999 @ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Mar 25, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

6 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI8.5

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Samsung Exynos 1680

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

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Xclipse 550

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

1,392,494

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

21.0 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

1,722

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

13.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

88.65 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

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 %

90 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

161.5 mm

Width

75.59 mm

76.8 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

218 grams

179 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

N/A

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

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

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom Nightography/Low-light photography Low Noise Mode Enhanced ISP Instant slow-mo Best Face Object Eraser HDR Selfie

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5150 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Fast Charging 60% in 30 minutes

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

11h 36m

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

0h 50m 0s

1h 3m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)