Nothing Phone 3 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews 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 Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G scores 3,200, making Nothing Phone 3 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3 delivers longer battery life with 13h 05m, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers 10h 40m, making Nothing Phone 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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

Nothing Phone 3

₹51,999

(Out of Stock)

Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

15 Jul, 2025

21 Aug, 2026

06 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5150 mAh	6500 mAh	7200 mAh
65W Fast Charging	45W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

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

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

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

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,281 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,930,244 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score	1,356,175 AnTuTu Score
13h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹49,999

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₹62,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2025

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Oct 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

2 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

3 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

HiOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

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.

1,930,244

792,798

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

24.0 s

27.0 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

1,054

1,832

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

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

1000 Hz

2800 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.69:9

20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

429 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

89.68 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

93.18 %

N/A

Design

Height

160.60 mm

162.48 mm

157.52 mm

Width

75.59 mm

77.27 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

7.39 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

218 grams

189 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5150 mAh

6500 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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 40m

18h 36m

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

50m

1h 15m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)