Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Oppo Realme 8 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Oppo Realme 8

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
47 out 100
Oppo Realme 8
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Oppo Realme 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Oppo Realme 8, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G95. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 8
  • Higher pixel density: 411ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 211g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Oppo Realme 8
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
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
Oppo Realme 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 83.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
Oppo Realme 8
601 nits
sRGB gamutn/a90.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a255 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Oppo Realme 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 160.6 mm (6.32 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Oppo Realme 8
83.3 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Oppo Realme 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Helio G95
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2050 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))		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 256 144
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 259.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Oppo Realme 8
628
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Oppo Realme 8
1725
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1182628
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33571725
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Oppo Realme 8
400185
CPU273000121827
GPU19208995212
Memory13507580801
UX150509102345
NanoReview Score750673400185
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme 8
1481
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.4 °C
Stabilityn/a89 %
Graphics Testn/a8 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1481
Sources: 3DMark [Oppo Realme 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme 8
10115
Writing scoren/a12372
Web scoren/a7915
Video editingn/a6789
Data manipulationn/a6022
NanoReview Scoren/a10115

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 10 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 Realme UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 26 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Oppo Realme 8
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 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.3
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.0
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 120 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
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 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/5/8
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/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme 8
80.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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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