The Motorola Edge 60 Pro (review) is the brand’s latest launch under Rs 30,000, and it brings some big improvements over its predecessor—especially in cameras, performance, and battery life. We’ve already compared it to the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro (review) on the performance front, and now it’s time to see how the two measure up when it comes to cameras.
Our analysis is based on key factors such as colour accuracy (how true the colours are to the actual scene), detail retention, sharpness, skin tones, and texture. These elements help us evaluate overall photo quality in a balanced and objective way.
Verdict
The Motorola Edge 60 Pro takes the win with sharper portraits, better ultrawide shots, and more consistent results. While the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro still does a good job, especially with selfies, the Motorola smartphone feels more dependable overall.
| Scenarios | Winner |
| Daylight | Motorola Edge 60 Pro |
| Ultrawide | Motorola Edge 60 Pro |
| Portrait | Motorola Edge 60 Pro |
| Selfies | Nothing Phone (3a) Pro |
| Low light (night mode) | Motorola Edge 60 Pro |
Table of Contents
Daylight
In daylight shots, both the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and the Motorola Edge 60 Pro tend to lean towards warmer colours. The Motorola Edge 60 Pro, however, adds a bit more contrast, which makes images look punchier with slightly brighter highlights. As for detail, the two phones are quite close, though the Edge 60 Pro has a slightly better sharpness. Apart from that, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro handles dynamic range a touch better.
Winner: Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Ultrawide
When it comes to ultrawide shots, the Motorola Edge 60 Pro is ahead of the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, thanks to its higher-resolution 50MP lens. It captures a lot more details and delivers sharper images overall, although the output can sometimes look a bit underexposed. The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro’s colours are better and it has better exposure, but the objects appear quite soft, even at just 30 percent zoom level.
Winner: Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Portrait
To gauge their performance in portrait shots, we switched to 3x zoom level to make sure both phones used their telephoto lenses. The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro delivers more natural-looking colours, staying closer to real skin tones. The Motorola Edge 60 Pro, in comparison, has the upper hand when it comes to facial detail, hair texture, and edge detection, delivering more polished results overall.
Winner: Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Selfie
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro has a slight advantage over the Motorola Edge 60 Pro when it comes to selfies. It captures better details and its skin tone reproduction is more accurate. While the Phione (3a) Pro’s HDR performance isn’t quite as strong as the Edge 60 Pro’s, that remains the only factor where it doesn’t perform as well as its competitor.
Winner: Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Low light (night mode)
We started by taking low-light shots without using night mode, but since both phones automatically capture long exposure images by default, the difference wasn’t too noticeable, so we stuck with night mode for a fairer comparison.
It’s a close call between the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and the Motorola Edge 60 Pro. The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro does well in capturing detail, but its colours can look a bit off, and it doesn’t always handle ambient lighting all that well. The Edge 60 Pro, on the other hand, may not be as strong in details, but it nails colour balance and manages lighting much better, which makes its shots look sharper and more pleasing overall.
Winner: Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Final Verdict
The Motorola Edge 60 Pro comes out on top overall in this camera comparison against the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. Its ultrawide camera captures more detail, portrait shots are sharper with cleaner edge detection and it has better handling of light in low-light conditions. Add to that its well-balanced colours and more consistent results across the board, and it ends up being the more dependable choice for most shooting scenarios.
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, on the other hand, is better when it comes to selfies, delivers more natural colours in portraits, and handles dynamic range slightly better in daylight shots. It’s a capable camera phone that gets a lot right, especially if you prefer more true-to-life results.
The Motorola Edge 60 Pro is currently priced at Rs 29,999 for the 8GB+256GB variant, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro is priced the same for the 8GB+128GB variant.
