Nothing Phone 3 vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs iQOO 15R 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while Nothing Phone 3 scores 7,123, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 inches, making Nothing Phone 3 the larger display of the two. iQOO 15R features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO 15R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and iQOO 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 15R offers 32 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and iQOO 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: iQOO 15R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹45,999

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iQOO 15R

₹49,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

03 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	7600 mAh
65W Fast Charging	100W Super Flash 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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8.6/10

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Pros

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

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Cons

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

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,849 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,221 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	3,078,708 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 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 826

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,078,708

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

13.0 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

5,071

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

26.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

466 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

90.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 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 %

94.57 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

157.61 mm

Width

75.59 mm

74.42 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

218 grams

202 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: 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

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

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

N/A

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

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

7600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 100W Super Flash 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

18h 23m

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

0h 50m 0s

0h 45m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
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) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)