Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z11 Lite 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z11 Lite 5G 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 Z11 Lite 5G scores 1,958, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while iQOO Z11 Lite 5G offers 6.74 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 3a features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z11 Lite 5G's IPS LCD, making Nothing Phone 3a the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z11 Lite 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z11 Lite 5G offers 5 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z11 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with 15h 12m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making iQOO Z11 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z11 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z11 Lite 5G 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 iQOO Z11 Lite 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

iQOO Z11 Lite 5G

₹19,497

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

30 Jul, 2026

08 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	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 Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP 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	5 MP	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6500 mAh	8000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	44W	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	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

Impressive battery life
Useful AI features
Good thermals during gaming

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

HD+ display
Waterdrop notch

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(52,551 ratings)

3.9/5

(253 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	574,553 AnTuTu Score	951,668 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹24,999 @ Flipkart	₹19,497 @ Amazon	₹25,999 @ Flipkart
Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store	₹30,899 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jul 24, 2026

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

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

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G57 MP2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

574,553

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

33.0 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

367

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

N/A

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 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

260 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

N/A

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

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 %

N/A

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

N/A

162.56 mm

Width

77.50 mm

N/A

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

N/A

8.4 mm

Weight

201 grams

209 grams

207 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

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/1.81/2.93" sensor 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

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

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

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)

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

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

N/A

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 44W

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

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

15h 12m

18h 49m

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

51m 50s

57m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

N/A

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)