Nothing Phone (3) vs Phone (1)
79
out of 100
VS
55
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Nothing Phone (3) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on July 2, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (1), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 3 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3)
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2371K versus 830K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 129% higher peak brightness (1507 against 657 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 33W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 14% higher pixel density (460 vs 402 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (1)
- Weighs 24.5 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.5% | 95.9% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) | 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 75.59 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.99 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.34/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus |
| Max clock | 3210 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 608 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~622.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 18674 | 2769 |
| Single-core score | 2117 | 1060 |
| Multi-core score | 6798 | 2973 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 707936 | 326933 |
| GPU | 802873 | 102620 |
| Memory | 376970 | 166467 |
| UX | 483914 | 234438 |
| Total score | 2371693 | 830458 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 61% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1749 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 34 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7966 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13254 | - |
| Video editing | 6510 | - |
| Photo editing | 27186 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13887 | - |
| Writing score | 19394 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#179th place)
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (3)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Val) | AnTuTu 12 | 2658288 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (Leo) | AnTuTu 11 | 2371693 |
| 📘 2026-07-10 (Sumit Pandit) | AnTuTu 11 | 2392977 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Michael) | AnTuTu 11 | 2428616 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (TheFunder) | AnTuTu 11 | 2270521 |
Nothing Phone (1)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> Serhii | Geekbench 7 CPU | 910 / 3032 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> Serhii | AnTuTu 12 | 871937 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Aroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 854357 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 -> Serhii | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1059 / 3012 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (kardinal) | CPU Throttle | 89% |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Nothing OS 4.0 | Nothing OS 3.0 |
| OS size | 26 GB | 16 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5150 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1400 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:36 hr | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | 13:19 hr | 13:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:45 hr | 05:14 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 73 |
| Zoom | - | 78 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Nothing Phone (1) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | July 2022 |
| Release date | July 2025 | July 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $500 |
| Successor | - | - Nothing Phone (3) |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Phone (3):
- The Indian model has a 5500 mAh battery, compared to 5150 mAh in the international one, (including the U.S. version).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nothing Phone (3) is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 26