Nothing Phone (3) vs Vivo X300 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3) Manufactured in July, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, vs Vivo X300 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3)
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 226g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6510mAh vs 5150mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3) and Vivo X300 Pro
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Vivo X300 Pro
2611 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.6 mm (6.32 in) 161.98 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.59 mm (2.98 in) 75.48 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.99 mm (0.35 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3)
88.5 %
Vivo X300 Pro
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3) and Vivo X300 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3210 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 825 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 1150 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3)
2162
Vivo X300 Pro
3447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3)
6880
Vivo X300 Pro
10378
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21623447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)688010378
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1865925723
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3)
2160544
Vivo X300 Pro
4011932
CPU4661001043247
GPU9380501510982
Memory431133667254
UX325261790449
NanoReview Score21605444011932

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.5 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 6510 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 90 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Vivo X300 Pro
20:40
Web Browsingn/a08:45 h
Video Playbackn/a14:55 h
Gamesn/a06:08 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony LYT-828
Sensor size1/1.31/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.7
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/2.761/1.4
Pixel size0.64 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 6.0 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, DCS, PCSGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (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)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date July, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 799 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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