Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z10

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z10 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: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10 run at the same processing speed of 2.5 GHz.

Display: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10 offer the same screen size of 6.77 inches, but iQOO Z10 features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Z10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO Z10 delivers longer battery life with 16h 41m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making iQOO Z10 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z10 receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 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 iQOO Z10 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

iQOO Z10

₹20,255

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

85%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

16 Apr, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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 Depth Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	7300 mAh
50W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.9/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Impressive performance
Outstanding battery life
Fast charging speeds
Punchy display

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

No ultrawide camera
Average low-light photography

User Ratings

4.5/5

(53,057 ratings)

4.4/5

(12,613 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	804,936 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

804,936

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

24.0 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

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

17.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

88.64 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.4 mm

Width

77.50 mm

76.4 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.89 mm

Weight

201 grams

199 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP65

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 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

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

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

Yes Ring LED

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

7300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging 50% in 33 minutes

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

16h 41m

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

0h 51m 50s

0h 43m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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

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)