OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone 3a Pro

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone 3a 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 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,325, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G scores 2,974, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers 6.72 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 3a Pro features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G's LCD, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G and Nothing Phone 3a Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers 8 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 04m, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro delivers 14h 26m, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G and Nothing Phone 3a Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G and Nothing Phone 3a Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G

₹27,499

@ Croma

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

₹27,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

80%

84%

Release Date

11 May, 2026

11 Mar, 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	Flexible AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


8 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7000 mAh	5000 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	50W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Decent everyday performance
Clean, elegant design
Great speakers
Snappy software

Unique transparent design with Glyph interface
Powerful chipset for smooth performance
Improved camera setup
Clean, bloat-free Android experience

Cons

Low light performance
Feels a bit heavy

No charger in the box
Charging speeds are not the fastest in its class
Periscope lens needs improvement

User Ratings

4.3/5

(1,304 ratings)

4.3/5

(224 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,015,733 AnTuTu Score	809,554 AnTuTu Score
17h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

2 Year

3 Years

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Years

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 710

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,015,733

809,554

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

18.0 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.

1,016

1,064

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.9 %

16.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LCD	Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

1300 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

392 ppi

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.47 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

Design

Height

165.9 mm

163.52 mm

Width

76.0 mm

77.50 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.39 mm

Weight

208 grams

211 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGNJ ISO-CELL 1µm 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

N/A	50 MP f/2.55 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W 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.

17h 04m

14h 26m

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

N/A

51m 50s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2048 GB

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

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) / 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)