Nothing Phone 3a Pro vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a Pro 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 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,325, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the better performer.

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

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

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers 14h 26m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nothing Phone 3a Pro and realme 16T 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme 16T 5G has a rating of 4.

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

₹27,999

@ Amazon

realme 16T 5G

₹27,499

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

77%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

27 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 6300

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
Flexible 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
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	8000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

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

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

Cons

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

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

User Ratings

4.4/5

(226 ratings)

4/5

(87 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

809,554 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score
14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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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

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)

Adreno 710

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

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

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.

1,064

386

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.8 %

11.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible 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

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

87.3 %

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 %

90.4 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

166.4 mm

Width

77.50 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

8.88 mm

Weight

211 grams

224 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

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

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

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @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

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

17h 41m

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

51m 50s

1h 31m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)