Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs Motorola Edge 70

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs Motorola Edge 70 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: Motorola Edge 70 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,131, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro scores 3,325, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 offers 6.7 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a Pro's Flexible AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a Pro and Motorola Edge 70 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a Pro and Motorola Edge 70 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 26m, while Motorola Edge 70 delivers 11h 13m, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro has a rating of 4.3.

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

₹27,999

@ Amazon

Motorola Edge 70

₹28,896

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

23 Dec, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	68W Turbo Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Unique transparent design with Glyph interface
Powerful chipset for smooth performance
Improved camera setup
Clean, bloat-free Android experience

Exceptionally slim and lightweight
Satisfactory cameras
One day battery life
Decent performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No charger in the box
Charging speeds are not the fastest in its class
Periscope lens needs improvement

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(215 ratings)

4.4/5

(5,714 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

809,554 AnTuTu Score	1,402,932 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹27,999

@ Amazon

₹28,896

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Dec 15, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Hello UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A710 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 722

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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.

809,554

1,402,932

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 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.

1,064

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.8 %

24.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

446 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

91.22 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

94.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.52 mm

159.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.50 mm

74.3 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

5.99 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

211 grams

159 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGNJ ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.55 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6150 x 8150 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)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 40 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless 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.

14h 26m

11h 13m

N/A

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

0h 51m 50s

0h 44m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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)
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) / 850(band 26)

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) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N75 / 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) / 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 12) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)