Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 15 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs OnePlus 15

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
91 out 100
OnePlus 15
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
OnePlus 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs OnePlus 15, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
    Reasons to choose OnePlus 15
    • Larger display: 6.78in
    • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
    • Higher battery capacity: 7300mAh vs 5000mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
    • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
    • Supports DisplayPort
    • Infrared port
    • Includes charger

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    - 12/256 GB    		 - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/256 GB
    - 16/512 GB
    - 16/1024 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 15
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    vs
    OnePlus 15

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.77 in 6.78 in
    Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
    Aspect ratio n/a 19.5:9
    Pixel density 387 ppi 450 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 1300 nits 1800 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
    Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 91.2 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    1300 nits
    OnePlus 15
    n/a

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
    Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
    Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 IP69
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel n/a Glass
    Frame n/a Metal
    Colors - Black
    - Gray    		 - Black
    - Gold
    - Purple
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    88 %
    OnePlus 15
    91.2 %

    Performance

    Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and OnePlus 15 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
    Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4600 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
    - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
    - 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))    		 6/3.63 ()
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
    Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 840
    GPU Cores 256 1536
    GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1200 MHz
    FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    1182
    OnePlus 15
    3726
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    3357
    OnePlus 15
    11199
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11823726
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)335711199
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)445927829
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro], [OnePlus 15]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    750673
    OnePlus 15
    3434737
    CPU273000968935
    GPU1920891235307
    Memory135075489823
    UX150509740672
    NanoReview Score7506733434737

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB    		 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB    		256 GB
    Storage Typen/aUFS 4.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 16
    UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 OxygenOS 16

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 7300 mAh
    Max Charging Power 50 W 120 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
    Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
    Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:43 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
    24:09
    OnePlus 15
    n/a
    Web Browsing08:09 hn/a
    Video Playback16:21 hn/a
    Games05:48 hn/a
    Standby Mode120 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) n/a
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° 116 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    Focal length24 mm24 mm
    SensorSony LYT-600Sony LYTIA-T808
    Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
    Pixel size1 μm1 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
    Focal length70 mm85 mm
    Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
    Sensor size1/1.951/2.76
    Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
    Focal length15 mm15 mm
    SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN5
    Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
    Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
    Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
    Sensor n/a Sony IMX615
    Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.74
    Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
    Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.4 6.0
    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
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - 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 850/900/1800/1900n/a
    3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

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

    Other

    Class Mid-range Flagship
    Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
    Release Date March, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
    Launch Price ($) 459 n/a
    MSRP ($) n/a 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, 120 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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