Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs OnePlus 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs OnePlus 10 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 10 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Lighter design: 200.5g vs 211g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 10 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 AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 1000 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
OnePlus 10 Pro
776 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.3 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a342 Hz
Response timen/a11 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 200.5 g (7.07 oz)
Water resistance IP64 n/a
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
OnePlus 10 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
OnePlus 10 Pro
1300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
OnePlus 10 Pro
3445
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11821300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33573445
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
OnePlus 10 Pro
1114156
CPU273000309169
GPU192089456180
Memory135075179061
UX150509169746
NanoReview Score7506731114156
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
9541
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.5 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a57 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9541
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
11771
Writing scoren/a17026
Web scoren/a9547
Video editingn/a5903
Data manipulationn/a9091
NanoReview Scoren/a11771

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12.1 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 32 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 OxygenOS 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
OnePlus 10 Pro
21:03
Web Browsing08:09 h07:41 h
Video Playback16:21 h12:41 h
Games05:48 h04:53 h
Standby Mode120 h108 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 150 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.561/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length70 mm77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor size1/1.951/4.4
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
124
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
119
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a68
Zoomn/a105

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.74
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
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 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19
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/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

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
OnePlus 10 Pro
88.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 899
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 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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