Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro scores 2,938, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro offers 20 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro delivers longer battery life with 14h 22m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro and Nothing Phone 3a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro has a rating of 3.9.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro

₹31,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

04 Feb, 2026

11 Mar, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


6580 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	50W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.2/10

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7.9/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Excellent display and speakers
Good primary camera for landscape photos
Robust build and long-term software support
Decent battery life

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Soft facial details in selfies and portraits
Performance could be better
Comes with Android 15

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.9/5

(449 ratings)

4.5/5

(53,074 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

945,828 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹31,999

@ Amazon

₹24,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2026

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 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)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 710

Adreno 810

RAM

8 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.

945,828

798,022

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

17.0 s

N/A

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.

1,006

1,033

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.2 %

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1300 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

388 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.43 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

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)

N/A

91.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.61 mm

163.52 mm

164.4 mm

Width

78.09 mm

77.50 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.78 mm

8.35 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

210.6 grams

201 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 0.56µm 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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

N/A

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

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)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

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

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6580 mAh

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 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.

14h 22m

14h 00m

N/A

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

0h 58m 0s

0h 51m 50s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)