Nothing Phone 3a Lite vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a Lite vs realme 16T 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 3a Lite scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,967, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Nothing Phone 3a Lite the better performer.

Display: realme 16T 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a Lite offers 6.77 inches, making realme 16T 5G the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 3a Lite features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Nothing Phone 3a Lite the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a Lite and realme 16T 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a Lite and realme 16T 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Nothing Phone 3a Lite delivers 13h 06m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a Lite and realme 16T 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a Lite is rated 7.9.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 3a Lite has a rating of 4.3.

Nothing Phone 3a Lite

₹26,490

@ Amazon

realme 16T 5G

₹24,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

82%

76%

Release Date

15 Dec, 2025

27 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
AMOLED	LCD
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	8000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.9/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Bright & vibrant display
Head turning design
Dependable battery life
Stand out, long-supported software

Reliable battery life
Good thermals for gaming
Large high refresh rate display

Cons

Average speaker
Charges slow
Cameras need improvement

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

User Ratings

4.3/5

(5,489 ratings)

4.6/5

(242 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

907,685 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score
13h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹26,490

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General

Launch Date

Nov 27, 2025

(Official)

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB	6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

907,685

633,631

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

31.0 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.

850

386

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.9 %

11.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

975 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

387 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.5 %

87.3 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.7 %

90.4 %

Design

Height

164 mm

166.4 mm

Width

78 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

8.88 mm

Weight

199 grams

224 grams

Build Material

Back: Panda Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP54

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.9 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

8000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC 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 06m

17h 41m

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

0h 58m 0s

1h 31m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2048 GB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)