Nothing Phone 3a vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3a vs vivo S2 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 3,311, while vivo S2 5G scores 2,825, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. vivo S2 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making vivo S2 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo S2 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo S2 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 57m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making vivo S2 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3a and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo S2 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 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 vivo S2 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

vivo S2 5G

₹39,900

@ Amazon

realme P4 Power

₹29,999

Buy Now

Show Only Differences

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2025

11 Aug, 2026

29 Jan, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 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 Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	7050 mAh	10001 mAh
50W Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	80W Ultra Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Long battery life
Vibrant and immersive display
Reliable performance
Durable design

Cons

Bulky design
No charger in the box

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Single bottom speaker
Slightly bulky

User Ratings

4.5/5

(52,548 ratings)

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

4.4/5

(8,636 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

798,022 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	1,047,842 AnTuTu Score
14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 08m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹24,999

@ Flipkart

₹39,900

@ Amazon

₹29,999

@ Flipkart

Video

9 More Videos

2 More Videos

3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Jan 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

3 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

4 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

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

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MP2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 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

956,029

1,047,842

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

23.0 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.

1,033

851

1,024

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.5 %

N/A

34.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6500 nits

HBM Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

449 ppi

453 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.32 %

91.03 %

91.66 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Armor Shell Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

93.82 %

94.0 %

Design

Height

163.52 mm

164.42 mm

162.26 mm

Width

77.50 mm

75.25 mm

76.15 mm

Thickness

8.35 mm

7.99 mm

9.08 mm

Weight

201 grams

197 grams

219 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm 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
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

7050 mAh

10001 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W 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.

14h 00m

14h 57m

21h 08m

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

51m 50s

1h 5m

1h 20m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N40 / N41 / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)