OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone 3a 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 OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G scores 2,056, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G offers 6.67 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G offers 16 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G delivers 11h 32m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G and Nothing Phone 3a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher expert rating of 7.9 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G has a rating of 4.4.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G

₹17,999

@ Croma

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

27 Jun, 2024

11 Mar, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 695	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 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)
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5500 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	50W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

Stylish design
Good daylight photos
Solid battery
Vivid display

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

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

Cons

Average low-light photography
Old processor

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(50,512 ratings)

4.5/5

(53,009 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

468,021 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
11h 32m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹17,999

@ Croma

₹24,999

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jun 27, 2024

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

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)

6 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Adreno 710

Adreno 840

RAM

8 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.

468,021

798,022

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

33.0 s

17.0 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.

389

1,033

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.2 %

25.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

2100 nits

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

388 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.22 %

87.32 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.2 %

91.4 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.9 mm

163.52 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.6 mm

77.50 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.35 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

191 grams

201 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual 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

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 52 minutes

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 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.

11h 32m

14h 00m

15h 10m

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

0h 50m 3s

0h 51m 50s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 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)