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Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Nothing Phone (3)

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Huawei Mate 70 Pro
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Nothing Phone (3)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
Nothing Phone (3)

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Nothing Phone (3), Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5150mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3)
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 221g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Nothing Phone (3)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
vs
Nothing Phone (3)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 160.6 mm (6.32 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 75.59 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.99 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Nothing Phone (3)
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Nothing Phone (3) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 825
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Nothing Phone (3)
2162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Nothing Phone (3)
6880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16142162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51596880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)492118659
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 70 Pro], [Nothing Phone (3)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Nothing Phone (3)
2160544
CPU348688466100
GPU485502938050
Memory402538431133
UX206474325261
NanoReview Score14432022160544

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 15
UI Skin n/a Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5150 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 24 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:55 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50H
Sensor sizen/a1/1.3
Pixel size1.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.7
Focal length93 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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