Nothing Phone 3a vs POCO X7 Pro

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs POCO X7 Pro 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: POCO X7 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,257, while Nothing Phone 3a scores 3,311, making POCO X7 Pro the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while POCO X7 Pro offers 6.67 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. POCO X7 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making POCO X7 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and POCO X7 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO X7 Pro offers 20 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X7 Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 53m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making POCO X7 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO X7 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 128 GB, making POCO X7 Pro the better option for storage.

Expert Review: POCO X7 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a is rated 7.9.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO X7 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

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POCO X7 Pro

₹23,999

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Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

14 Jan, 2025

08 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.25 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 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	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6550 mAh	8000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Attractive design (POCO Yellow variant)
Powerful performance
Long battery life
Vibrant display

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Inconsistent cameras
Loads of pre-installed of app

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(52,548 ratings)

4.3/5

(17,963 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	1,577,069 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jan 14, 2025

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

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

3.25 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G720 MC7

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Hybrid Cooling System

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

798,022

1,577,069

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

23.0 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.

1,033

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

40.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3200 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1400 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

1920 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

446 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

88.7 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla 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 %

93.70 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

160.95 mm

162.56 mm

Width

77.50 mm

75.24 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

8.31 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

201 grams

195 grams

207 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Eco Leather Plastic

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock 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 S5KGN9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.96" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" 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
Mono Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

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)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Vlog Mode

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6550 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 10W Reverse 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 00m

14h 53m

N/A

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

51m 50s

34m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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 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) / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)