Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z11 Lite 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs iQOO Z11 Lite 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 3a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,265, while iQOO Z11 Lite 5G scores 1,958, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while iQOO Z11 Lite 5G offers 6.74 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 3a features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z11 Lite 5G's IPS LCD, making Nothing Phone 3a the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z11 Lite 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z11 Lite 5G offers 5 MP, making Nothing Phone 3a better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z11 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with 15h 12m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making iQOO Z11 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and iQOO Z11 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z11 Lite 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 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 iQOO Z11 Lite 5G has a rating of 3.8.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

iQOO Z11 Lite 5G

₹19,497

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

84%

77%

80%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

30 Jul, 2026

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	6500 mAh	5000 mAh
50W Fast Charging	44W	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Impressive battery life
Useful AI features
Good thermals during gaming

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

HD+ display
Waterdrop notch

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(52,331 ratings)

3.8/5

(490 ratings)

4/5

(240 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	574,553 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

₹19,497

@ Amazon

₹17,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jul 24, 2026

(Official)

Oct 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

View Details

Samsung Exynos 1330

View Details

Processor

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

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

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.

798,022

574,553

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

33.0 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.

1,033

367

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

N/A

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

1200 nits

800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

260 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

N/A

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

N/A

84.70 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

N/A

164.4 mm

Width

77.50 mm

N/A

77.9 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

N/A

7.5 mm

Weight

201 grams

209 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP65

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

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/1.81/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

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

2 MP

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 8 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 44W

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

14h 00m

15h 12m

N/A

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

51m 50s

57m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)