Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Huawei Nova 15
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Nothing Phone (3a) Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) that was released on March 4, 2025, against the Huawei Nova 15, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8000 and came out 10 months after. 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 (3a) Pro
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1182 and 887 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 15
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 50W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Reverse charging feature
- The phone is 10 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 6.77 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1084 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Panda Glass | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.4% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) | 161.87 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 4 cores at 1.3 GHz: - 3 cores at 2.05 GHz: - 1 core at 2.285 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~860.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4459 | - |
| Single-core score | 1182 | 887 |
| Multi-core score | 3357 | 2610 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 412882 | 427262 |
| GPU | 181358 | 99555 |
| Memory | 195833 | 216046 |
| UX | 273036 | 290258 |
| Total score | 1063109 | 1033121 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 380 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11321 | - |
| Video editing | 6246 | - |
| Photo editing | 20223 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10284 | - |
| Writing score | 16850 | - |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Floyd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1054677 |
| π 2026-08-04 (Chicha | #LYT-600) | AnTuTu 11 | 1059547 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Ghost) | AnTuTu 11 | 1075398 |
| π 2026-06-13 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1078269 |
| π 2026-05-30 (Syed Shahzaib Subhani) | AnTuTu 11 | 1040961 |
Huawei Nova 15
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | HarmonyOS 6 |
| ROM | Nothing OS 4.0 | - |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 50 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:21 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | - |
| Standby | 131 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNJ | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | December 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $459 | $400 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (4a) Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. But if the battery life, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Huawei Nova 15.
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