Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs OnePlus Nord 6 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: OnePlus Nord 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,520, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro scores 3,325, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers 6.77 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 6 features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a Pro's Flexible AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a Pro and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus Nord 6 offers 32 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers 14h 26m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus Nord 6 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord 6 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord 6 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

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

90%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

09 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 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


5000 mAh	9000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Cons

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

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

User Ratings

4.3/5

(207 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,295 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

809,554 AnTuTu Score	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score
14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 825

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

2,366,913

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

14.0 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.

1,064

4,499

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.8 %

27.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

89.41 %

Screen Protection

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 %

93.5 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

162.5 mm

Width

77.50 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

211 grams

217 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 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 Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel 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

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)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

9000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 80W Super 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.

14h 26m

20h 46m

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

0h 51m 50s

1h 5m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)