Nothing Phone 3a vs realme P3 Ultra

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs realme P3 Ultra 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: realme P3 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 3.35 GHz, while Nothing Phone 3a runs at 2.5 GHz, making realme P3 Ultra the better performer.

Display: realme P3 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making realme P3 Ultra the larger display of the two. realme P3 Ultra features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making realme P3 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and realme P3 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme P3 Ultra offers 16 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while realme P3 Ultra delivers 12h 57m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and realme P3 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme P3 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8 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 realme P3 Ultra has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

realme P3 Ultra

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

19 Mar, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 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	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh	6500 mAh
50W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Sleek & lightweight design
Solid performance
Reliable cameras
Large battery & fast charging

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Peak display brightness could have been better
Limited software support

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5

(53,031 ratings)

4.4/5

(21,030 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	1,403,197 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Amazon

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC6

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

1,403,197

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

21.0 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.

1,033

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

22.7 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

450 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

89.8 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

93.8 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.10 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.50 mm

76.90 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.38 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

201 grams

183 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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 Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX896 CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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/2.65 Telephoto Camera

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

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual 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)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

12h 57m

16h 04m

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

0h 51m 50s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

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 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

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 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)