Samsung Galaxy S25 FE vs Nothing Phone (3)
74
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S25 FE (with Exynos 2400) that was released on September 4, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (3), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 2 months 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 Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2371K versus 2087K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1507 against 1240 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 45W)
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 95.5% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 160.6 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.59 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.99 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Yellow | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2400 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Xclipse 940 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1095 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3406.8 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 18209 | 18674 |
| Single-core score | 2126 | 2117 |
| Multi-core score | 6910 | 6798 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 714011 | 707936 |
| GPU | 653511 | 802873 |
| Memory | 303868 | 376970 |
| UX | 416496 | 483914 |
| Total score | 2087886 | 2371693 |
| Samples | [48 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 62% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1840 | 1749 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 37 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8302 | 7966 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12949 | 13254 |
| Video editing | 8051 | 6510 |
| Photo editing | 34315 | 27186 |
| Data manipulation | 13202 | 13887 |
| Writing score | 23460 | 19394 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#179th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Halil) | AnTuTu 12 | 2426875 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Omar_syriangamerr) | AnTuTu 12 | 2245977 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 -> Viljami22 | AnTuTu 12 | 2321618 |
| 📘 2026-09-11 -> S25fe6833 | AnTuTu 12 | 2388378 |
| 📘 2026-08-17 (Neto) | AnTuTu 11 | 2303141 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | 23.8 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4900 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1400 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:29 hr | 08:36 hr |
| Watching video | 14:24 hr | 13:19 hr |
| Gaming | 06:03 hr | 05:45 hr |
| Standby | 87 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08A10 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 150 | - |
| Zoom | 83 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S25 FE from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - 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
If the camera, performance, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (3). But if the battery life, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE.
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