Nothing Phone 3a vs vivo T5 Pro

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs vivo T5 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 T5 Pro scores 3,146, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: vivo T5 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making vivo T5 Pro the larger display of the two. vivo T5 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making vivo T5 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo T5 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo T5 Pro feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo T5 Pro delivers longer battery life with 18h 39m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making vivo T5 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo T5 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo T5 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a is rated 7.9.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a and vivo T5 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

vivo T5 Pro

₹32,899

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

82%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

21 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP 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

Battery


5000 mAh	9020 mAh
50W Fast Charging	90W
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.9/10

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8.5/10

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Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Feels light despite huge battery
Sharp, vibrant display
Decent primary camera
Excellent battery life

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Inconsistent low light colours
No telephoto lens

User Ratings

4.5/5

(53,057 ratings)

4.5/5

(5,262 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	1,167,242 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹24,999

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Apr 15, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-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

2.7 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

Adreno 810

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

1,167,242

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

1,138

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

16.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

90.3 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

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

Design

Height

163.52 mm

163.73 mm

Width

77.50 mm

76.18 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

8.25 mm

Weight

201 grams

213 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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/1.791/1.95" sensor size IMX882

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 Camera1/5.0" sensor size

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

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

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/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

9020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 90W

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

18h 39m

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

0h 51m 50s

0h 55m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

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

N/A

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

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

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 19)