Xiaomi 14 Civi vs Nothing Phone 3a

Xiaomi 14 Civi

₹26,249

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Nothing Phone 3a

₹22,999

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

87%

Release Date

12 Jun, 2024

11 Mar, 2025

Performance


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

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1236x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP + 32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4700 mAh	5000 mAh
67W Turbo Charging	50W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.9/10

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Pros

Stunning design and in-hand feel
Bright and attractive display
Good Leica cameras for photos and videos

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Cons

Average battery life
CPU throttles under stress
Portraits lack sharpness

Bulky design
No charger in the box

User Ratings

4.3/5

(3,373 ratings)

4.5/5

(49,175 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,443,011 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score
12h 15m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 12, 2024

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

CPU

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

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)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,443,011

798,022

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

7,306.0

3,675.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.9 %

25.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1236x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

460 ppi

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.55 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

Design

Height

157.20 mm

163.52 mm

Width

72.77 mm

77.50 mm

Thickness

7.45 mm

8.35 mm

Weight

179.3 grams

201 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.63 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size Light Fusion 800 CMOS image sensor 1µm 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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/1.98 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Xiaomi ProFocus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 960 fps
1280x720 @ 1920 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Vlog Mode
Short Video Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

32 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle 100° field-of-view Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

1920x1080 @ 60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4700 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Turbo Charging 100% in 40 minutes

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

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.

12h 15m

14h 00m

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

0h 40m 0s

0h 51m 50s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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)