realme 14 Pro Plus vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the realme 14 Pro Plus vs Nothing Phone 3a 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: Both realme 14 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone 3a run at the same processing speed of 2.5 GHz.

Display: realme 14 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making realme 14 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. realme 14 Pro Plus features a OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making realme 14 Pro Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 14 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both realme 14 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 14 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 16h 10m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making realme 14 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 14 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone 3a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher expert rating of 7.9 from the editorial team, while realme 14 Pro Plus is rated 7.7.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme 14 Pro Plus has a rating of 4.4.

realme 14 Pro Plus

₹29,999

@ Flipkart

Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

16 Jan, 2025

11 Mar, 2025

03 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
OLED	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1272x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP No Shake Cam Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	5000 mAh	5000 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	50W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.7/10

Read Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Durable design
Smooth performance
Reliable camera setup
Good battery backup

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Loads of pre-installed apps
Average outdoor visibility

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(22,117 ratings)

4.5/5

(53,070 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

796,785 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score	845,601 AnTuTu Score
16h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹29,999

@ Flipkart

₹24,999

@ Amazon

₹28,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Jan 16, 2025

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

Jun 30, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

796,785

798,022

845,601

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s

17.0 s

25.0 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

1,033

948

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.4 %

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED (Curved Display)

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1500 nits

3000 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

388 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.11 %

87.32 %

86.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.8 %

91.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.5 mm

163.52 mm

162.4 mm

Width

77.3 mm

77.50 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

8.35 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

194 grams

201 grams

200 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX896 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

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/1.8

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Periscope Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8192 x 6144 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 24 minutes

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 25W Fast 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.

16h 10m

14h 00m

11h 00m

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

0h 45m 0s

0h 51m 50s

1h 13m 14s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2048 GB

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

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