iQOO Neo 10R vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the iQOO Neo 10R 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: iQOO Neo 10R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,139, while Nothing Phone 3a scores 3,311, making iQOO Neo 10R the better performer.

Display: iQOO Neo 10R offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 6.77 inches, making iQOO Neo 10R the larger display of the two. iQOO Neo 10R features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Neo 10R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO Neo 10R delivers longer battery life with 16h 22m, while Nothing Phone 3a delivers 14h 00m, making iQOO Neo 10R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Neo 10R receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a is rated 7.9.

User Rating: iQOO Neo 10R and Nothing Phone 3a both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

03 2025

12 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	LCD
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


6400 mAh	5000 mAh	7000 mAh
80W Flash Charging	50W Fast Charging	45W Super 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

8.1/10

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7.9/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Good display
Reliable cameras
Snappy performance
Solid battery

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Excellent battery endurance
Delivers reliable performance
Snappy software with many AI tricks
Loud and crisp stereo speakers

Cons

No NFC support
Build quality could've been better

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Camera output details could be improved
Many apps don't run at max refresh rate

User Ratings

4.5/5

(7,552 ratings)

4.5/5

(52,548 ratings)

4.3/5

(16,587 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

March 11, 2025

(Official)

March 11, 2025

(Official)

December 4, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

3 Years

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Nothing OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

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

2.6 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 735

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

1,476,651

798,022

974,831

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

17.0 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

1,033

1,017

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.1 %

25.5 %

21.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

950 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

388 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.34 %

87.32 %

86.42 %

Screen Protection

Yes

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)

93.4 %

91.4 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

163.52 mm

166 mm

Width

75.88 mm

77.50 mm

76 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

8.35 mm

8.39 mm

Weight

196 grams

201 grams

208 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" 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

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1/5.1" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6400 mAh

5000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 49.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 100% in 90 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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.

16h 22m

14h 00m

17h 38m

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

43m

51m 50s

1h 25m

Storage

Internal Storage

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 N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 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)

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)