Vivo V60 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone (3a)
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Vivo V60 Lite 5G (with Mediatek Dimensity 7360 Turbo) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Nothing Phone (3a), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 7 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 Vivo V60 Lite 5G
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 50W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Optical image stabilization
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1050K versus 925K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1158 and 1023 points
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Panda Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 87.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.77 mm (6.45 inches) | 163.52 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.28 mm (3 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7360 Turbo | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2525 | 4435 |
| Single-core score | 1023 | 1158 |
| Multi-core score | 2817 | 3276 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 329195 | 402549 |
| GPU | 123225 | 179108 |
| Memory | 201306 | 194640 |
| UX | 271683 | 274304 |
| Total score | 925409 | 1050601 |
| Samples | [22 tests] | [38 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 343 | 379 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9715 | 11533 |
| Video editing | 5376 | 6290 |
| Photo editing | 20140 | 20294 |
| Data manipulation | 8280 | 10511 |
| Writing score | 15297 | 16899 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V60 Lite 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-05 (rafxz) | AnTuTu 11 | 923163 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Vee957) | AnTuTu 11 | 933084 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Ijoi) | AnTuTu 11 | 949226 |
| π 2026-06-11 (tuannguyen) | AnTuTu 11 | 920896 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Saito Akio) | AnTuTu 11 | 938373 |
Nothing Phone (3a)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55 | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| π 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3328 |
| π 2026-07-10 -> ratulislam-55 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1158 / 3276 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Aames Ng) | AnTuTu 11 | 1069149 |
| π 2026-06-03 (xperz3650) | AnTuTu 11 | 1065584 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Funtouch OS 15 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 50 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 21 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 1:06 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1400 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 08:06 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:25 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:49 hr |
| Standby | - | 131 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.57" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | 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 | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, 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* | No | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $340 | $329 |
| Successor | - | - Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (3a). But if the battery life and design are more of a priority β go for the Vivo V60 Lite 5G.
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