Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE runs at a higher processing speed of 3.3 GHz, while Nothing Phone 3 runs at 3.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy S26 FE feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3 delivers longer battery life with 13h 05m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making Nothing Phone 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Nothing Phone 3 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making Nothing Phone 3 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

Nothing Phone 3

₹51,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Flexible AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5150 mAh	4900 mAh
65W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

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

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,242 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹51,999

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₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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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

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Galileo

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

16.0 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

5,513

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

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

1000 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

160.60 mm

161.6 mm

Width

75.59 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

218 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5150 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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

10h 16m

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

50m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)