Nothing Phone 3 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews 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 Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G scores 3,200, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3 delivers longer battery life with 13h 05m, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers 10h 40m, making Nothing Phone 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

Nothing Phone 3

₹67,990

@ Amazon

Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Spec Score

92%

84%

87%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

21 Aug, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 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	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	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	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	6500 mAh	8000 mAh
65W Fast Charging	45W Super Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,309 ratings)

N/A

1/5

(1 rating)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹67,990

@ Amazon

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

₹139,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

2 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

3 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

HiOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

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-G615 MC2

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

792,798

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

24.0 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

1,054

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

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)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

1000 Hz

2800 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.69:9

20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

429 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

89.68 %

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 %

93.18 %

96.0 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

162.48 mm

156.5 mm

Width

75.59 mm

77.27 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

7.39 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

218 grams

189 grams

216 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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 Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm 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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Li-Polymer

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

10h 40m

N/A

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

50m

1h 15m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

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

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 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 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 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / 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) / 3500(band 42)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 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)