Nothing Phone 3 vs OPPO Reno16c 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs OPPO Reno16c 5G 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 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,123, while OPPO Reno16c 5G scores 2,933, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 6.57 inches, making Nothing Phone 3 the larger display of the two. OPPO Reno16c 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and OPPO Reno16c 5G feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OPPO Reno16c 5G delivers longer battery life with 21h 13m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making OPPO Reno16c 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Nothing Phone 3 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OPPO Reno16c 5G offers 128 GB, making Nothing Phone 3 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OPPO Reno16c 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: OPPO Reno16c 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹51,999

@ Amazon

OPPO Reno16c 5G

₹42,372

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

09 Jul, 2026

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)	1848x2448 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	N/A	5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
N/A	N/A	1248x1972 px

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	6500 mAh	4800 mAh
65W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Attractive display
Solid battery life with fast wired charging
Clean, bloat-free software experience

Capable cameras with telephoto lens
Eye-catching design
Excellent battery life and fast charging
Smooth, customisable OS

Refreshing, useful new form factor
Thin & light, with solid build quality
Samsung's ecosystem
Good performance & battery life

Cons

Overpriced for the hardware on offer
Asymmetrical design may not appeal to everyone
Cameras are good, not great

Average performer
Slightly pricey

Priced on the higher side
One-handed usage isn't great

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,216 ratings)

4.5/5

(710 ratings)

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	985,594 AnTuTu Score	3,252,918 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹51,999

@ Amazon

₹42,372

@ Amazon

₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

ColorOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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MediaTek Dimensity 7300

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 710

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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.

1,930,244

985,594

3,252,918

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

25.0 s

12.0 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

854

6,959

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

1848x2448 px

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

N/A

3000 nits

Brightness

N/A

600 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1400 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

1000 Hz

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

4:3

Pixel Density

393 ppi

397 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

89.23 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

AGC Dragontrail Glass Star D Plus Corning Gorilla

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

92.8 %

87.9 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

158.2 mm

123.9 mm

Width

75.59 mm

74.9 mm

81.9 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

8.1 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

218 grams

195 grams

201 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size OV50H

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.68 Periscope Camera1/2.75" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6120 x 8160 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera18 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5150 mAh

6500 mAh

4800 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 26 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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.

13h 05m

21h 13m

13h 30m

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

50m

59m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / 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 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / 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) / 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) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)