Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Apple iPhone 7 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Apple iPhone 7

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
38 out 100
Apple iPhone 7
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Apple iPhone 7

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 7, Manufactured in September, 2016with chipsetApple A10 Fusion. 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 Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher pixel density: 387ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 1960mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7
  • Lighter design: 138g vs 211g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 2/32 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Apple iPhone 7
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.77 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 16:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 65.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
Apple iPhone 7
652 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Response timen/a35.5 ms
Contrastn/a1635:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 138.3 mm (5.44 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 67.1 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Metal
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Apple iPhone 7
65.6 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Apple iPhone 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Apple A10 Fusion
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2340 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 4 (2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 16 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Adreno 810 PowerVR GT7600
GPU Cores 256 192
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Apple iPhone 7
721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Apple iPhone 7
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1182721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33571923
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Apple iPhone 7
358237
CPU273000112051
GPU19208987431
Memory13507553808
UX150509104947
NanoReview Score750673358237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
2579
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.5 °C
Stabilityn/a62 %
Graphics Testn/a15 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2579
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 7]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aNVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1)
OS Size n/a 12.5 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 1960 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 5 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 2:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Apple iPhone 7
15:51
Web Browsing08:09 h05:50 h
Video Playback16:21 h09:49 h
Games05:48 h03:22 h
Standby Mode120 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.561/3
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
85
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
85
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
85
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 7]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 32 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76 n/a
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 7
83 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2016 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr September, 2016 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 649
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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