Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs iQOO Neo 10R

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs iQOO Neo 10R 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 Neo 10R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,139, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro scores 3,325, making iQOO Neo 10R the better performer.

Display: iQOO Neo 10R offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers 6.77 inches, making iQOO Neo 10R the larger display of the two. iQOO Neo 10R features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a Pro's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Neo 10R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a Pro and iQOO Neo 10R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO Neo 10R offers 32 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Neo 10R delivers longer battery life with 16h 22m, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers 14h 26m, making iQOO Neo 10R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a Pro and iQOO Neo 10R offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10R receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10R receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro has a rating of 4.3.

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

₹27,999

@ Amazon

iQOO Neo 10R

₹24,300

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

85%

89%

80%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary 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	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	6400 mAh	5000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	80W Flash Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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

Good display
Reliable cameras
Snappy performance
Solid battery

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

No NFC support
Build quality could've been better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(225 ratings)

4.5/5

(7,572 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

809,554 AnTuTu Score	1,476,651 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹27,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹17,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Funtouch OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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Samsung Exynos 1330

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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 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 735

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

1,476,651

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 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.8 %

33.1 %

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)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

453 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

89.34 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

93.4 %

84.70 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.72 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.50 mm

75.88 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

7.98 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

211 grams

196 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP54

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 Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm 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 Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" 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

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Bokeh portrait video

Video Pro Mode

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6400 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 80W Flash Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W 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.

14h 26m

16h 22m

N/A

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

51m 50s

43m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / 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 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)