Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 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: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,105, while Nothing Phone 3 scores 7,123, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 13h 51m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹43,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

₹93,990

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

97%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

22 Jan, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 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)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)

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	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.6/10

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Pros

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

Excellent display
Solid performance & battery life
AI & software features
Lighter than before

Cons

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

S Pen misses out on Air Actions
Pricey
Incremental upgrade over predecessor

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,805 ratings)

4.6/5

(4,284 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	2,209,231 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 51m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹43,999

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

5 Year

7 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

7 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

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

2,209,231

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

22.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

498 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

92.31 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor 2

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

162.8 mm

Width

75.59 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

218 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size

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

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A	50 MP f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

16000 x 12500 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W 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

13h 51m

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

0h 50m 0s

0h 43m 54s

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

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 / 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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 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 / 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: