Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z10R

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z10R 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 iQOO Z10R scores 2,988, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10R offer the same screen size of 6.77 inches, but iQOO Z10R features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Z10R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10R feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while iQOO Z10R delivers 13h 56m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z10R offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z10R 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 iQOO Z10R has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

iQOO Z10R

₹22,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

29 Jul, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7400
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 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	5700 mAh
50W Fast Charging	44W 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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8.0/10

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Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Premium design with IP68/69
Excellent multimedia output
Good performance
Front camera supports 4K videos

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Charging time feels a little slow
No wide-angle camera

User Ratings

4.5/5

(53,073 ratings)

4.4/5

(10,670 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	666,321 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 56m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jul 24, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 MT6878

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

2.6 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-G615 MC2

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

666,321

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

26.0 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 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

9.6 %

* 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

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.9:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

88.33 %

Screen Protection

Yes

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 %

92.6 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.29 mm

Width

77.50 mm

76.72 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

201 grams

183.5 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

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/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 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 Camera25 mm focal length

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 Smart Aura Light

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 42.3 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging 100% in 78 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

13h 56m

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

0h 51m 50s

1h 4m 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 N40 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 N40 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)