Nothing Phone 3a vs realme P3 Pro

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs realme P3 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 realme P3 Pro scores 3,309, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

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

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

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

Battery: realme P3 Pro delivers longer battery life with 15h 23m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making realme P3 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: realme P3 Pro 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 realme P3 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

realme P3 Pro

₹20,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

25 Feb, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	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)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2800 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	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh	6600 mAh
50W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC 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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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Premium & durable design
Excellent multimedia experience
Great performance
Impressive battery life

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

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

No ultra-wide camera
Pre-installed apps

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

(17,617 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	834,739 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Amazon

₹20,999

@ Flipkart

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Feb 25, 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

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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

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

Adreno 810

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 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

834,739

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

27.0 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 %

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

30.7 %

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)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1500 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

89.06 %

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 %

93.8 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.51 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.50 mm

77.34 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.99 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

201 grams

190 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Eco Leather Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX896 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

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 Camera21 mm focal length

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 LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x 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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

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 Camera24 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 24 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

15h 23m

15h 10m

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

0h 51m 50s

0h 39m 22s

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 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 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 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 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)