iQOO Neo 10R vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10R 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: iQOO Neo 10R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,139, while Nothing Phone 3a scores 3,311, making iQOO Neo 10R the better performer.

Display: iQOO Neo 10R offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making iQOO Neo 10R the larger display of the two. iQOO Neo 10R features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Neo 10R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO Neo 10R delivers longer battery life with 16h 22m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making iQOO Neo 10R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10R receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a is rated 7.9.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

iQOO Neo 10R

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Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	IPS LCD
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	720x1604 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 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	N/A
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


6400 mAh	5000 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Flash Charging	50W Fast Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.1/10

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7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Good display
Reliable cameras
Snappy performance
Solid battery

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

No NFC support
Build quality could've been better

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,540 ratings)

4.5/5

(52,553 ratings)

4.2/5

(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,476,651 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score	570,353 AnTuTu Score
16h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

1 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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Processor

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 735

Adreno 710

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

1,476,651

798,022

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

17.0 s

26.0 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.

N/A

1,033

383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.1 %

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

388 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

87.32 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.4 %

91.4 %

84.3 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

163.52 mm

166.2 mm

Width

75.88 mm

77.50 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

8.35 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

196 grams

201 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

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

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

OIS

Yes

N/A

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)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

2k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6400 mAh

5000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 6W 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.

16h 22m

14h 00m

16h 49m

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

43m

51m 50s

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

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 / 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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)

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) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)