Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 15

Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 15 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: OnePlus 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,575, while Nothing Phone 3 scores 7,123, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 3 offers 6.67 inches, making OnePlus 15 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 15 features a LTPO AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3's Flexible AMOLED, making OnePlus 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 3 and OnePlus 15 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus 15 offers 32 MP, making Nothing Phone 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 15 delivers longer battery life with 17h 06m, while Nothing Phone 3 delivers 13h 05m, making OnePlus 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 3 and OnePlus 15 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus 15 receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3 is rated 7.8.

User Rating: OnePlus 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 3 has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 3

₹51,999

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus 15

₹81,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

07 2025

11 2025

09 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


5150 mAh	7300 mAh	3349 mAh
65W Fast Charging	120W Super VOOC Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Attractive display
Solid battery life with fast wired charging
Clean, bloat-free software experience

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Overpriced for the hardware on offer
Asymmetrical design may not appeal to everyone
Cameras are good, not great

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,281 ratings)

4.6/5

(997 ratings)

4.6/5

(261,119 ratings)

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Not Available in any store

₹81,999

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

July 15, 2025

(Official)

November 13, 2025

(Official)

September 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

5 Year

4 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Apple A16 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.02 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

4.608 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 840

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

N/A

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.

1,930,244

3,615,565

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

14.0 s

N/A

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

7,206

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %

8.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3600 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

1000 Hz

3200 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

450 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.48 %

90.95 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.82 %

91.2 %

N/A

Design

Height

160.60 mm

161.4 mm

147.6 mm

Width

75.59 mm

76.7 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm

8.1 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

218 grams

211 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size OV50H

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.68 Periscope Camera1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.76" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5150 mAh

7300 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging v4.0

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

13h 05m

17h 06m

N/A

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

50m

30m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands: