Nothing Phone 3a vs vivo Y400 Pro

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs vivo Y400 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: Nothing Phone 3a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,311, while vivo Y400 Pro scores 2,928, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo Y400 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.77 inches, but vivo Y400 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making vivo Y400 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo Y400 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo Y400 Pro feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while vivo Y400 Pro delivers 12h 34m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo Y400 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo Y400 Pro equally at 7.9.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo Y400 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

vivo Y400 Pro

₹25,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

20 Jun, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
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	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	5500 mAh	6600 mAh
50W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

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7.9/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Sleek and ergonomic design
Bright, immersive display
Long battery life with fast charging
Decent everyday performance

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

No ultrawide camera
Preloaded apps and UI clutter

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5

(53,009 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,153 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	700,962 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jun 20, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

700,962

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

24.0 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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

15.6 %

21.7 %

* 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)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

90.12 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.72 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.50 mm

75 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.49 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

201 grams

182 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

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

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel 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 Depth Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash + Aura Light

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)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 100W 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 34m

15h 10m

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

0h 51m 50s

0h 35m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)