Vivo V50e arrived in India today at a starting price of Rs 28,999. This newly launched smartphone offers a slightly bigger battery and a brighter display compared to its predecessor, that is, the Vivo V40e (review) that arrived in India in September 2024 at a starting price of Rs 28,999.
In India, the newly launched Vivo V50e (review) competes with the Nothing Phone (3a) that arrived in India last month at a starting price of Rs 29,999. In this article, we will compare the Vivo V50e with the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro (review) based on specifications and let you vote for the best mid-range smartphone!
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Vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: design
Both the Vivo V50e and the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro come with a plastic body but they vastly differ in design. The latter is also significantly heavier than Vivo’s new phone.
The Vivo V50e has a vertically stacked pill-shaped camera module at the back with coloured back. It measures 163.29 x 76.72 x 7.39 mm and weighs 186g. Additionally, it comes with IP68 and IP69 dust and water protection. It is available in White and Purple colour variants
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro comes with a circular camera module at the back with a transparent design. It measures 163.52 x 77.50 x 8.39 mm and weighs 211g. It is available in Grey and Black colour variants and comes with IP64 rating.
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Vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: display
While both the phones have a similar sized display, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro supports higher brightness compared to the Vivo V50e. The Vivo V50e sports a 6.77-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2392 x 1080 pixels, a screen refresh rate of 120Hz, 1,800 nits of peak brightness and Diamond Shield Glass protection.
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, on the other hand, comes with a 6.77-inch flexible AMOLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 2392 x 1080 pixel resolution, 3,000 nits of peak brightness and Panda Glass protection.
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Vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: performance
The Vivo V50e is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset that is coupled with 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. Contrary to that, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s gen system-on-chip (SoC) that is coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. Both these phones come with CPU that clock 2.5GHz of speed.
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Vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: cameras
While both these phones come with a 50MP front facing camera, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro comes with a triple rear camera setup, while the Vivo V50e sports a dual rear camera system.
The Vivo V50e has a 50MP primary lens with Sony IMX882 sensor and Optical Image Stabalisation (OIS) technology and an 8MP wide-angle lens. On the other hand, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro has a 50MP primary lens with OIS and Electronic Image Stabalisation (EIS) technologies and 2x in-sensor zoom, an 8MP periscope lens with OIS, EIS, 2x optical zoom and 6x in-sensor zoom and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens.
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Vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: software
Both these phones run on Android 15-based custom skin. However, Nothing offers longer software support compared to Vivo. Both the companies offering similar operating system support.
| SPECS | Vivo V50e | Nothing Phone (3a) Pro |
| Operating System | Android 15-based FunTouch OS 15 | Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.1 |
| Software Support | 3 years of OS + 4 years of security updates | 3 years of OS + 6 years of security updates |
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Vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro: battery and charging
The newly launched Vivo 50e offers a bigger battery and better charging capabilities compared to Nothing’s newly launched smartphone. It is backed by a 5,600mAh battery with 90W fast charging support. The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, on the other hand, houses a 5,000mAh battery with 50W fast charging support.
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